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SW12EFE
2012 KIA PICANTO
Colour: White
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 998cc
General Information
- Registration SW12EFE
- Manufacturer KIA
- Model PICANTO
- Year 2012
- Colour White
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 998cc
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- Expires 02 Feb 2027
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MOT History 18 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
18
Total Tests
11
Passes
7
Failures
61.11%
Pass Rate
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52 Total Defects Recorded
3 Feb 2026
Pass
Mileage: 78,982 MI
Expiry date: 2 Feb 2027 15 Jun 202620 Jan 2026
Fail
Mileage: 78,976 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material All steel pipes have corrosion and/or covered in grease (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b))
- Offside Rear Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
24 Apr 2025
Pass
Mileage: 77,749 MI
Expiry date: 9 May 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
12 Apr 2024
Pass
Mileage: 73,952 MI
Expiry date: 9 May 2025 15 Jun 202612 Apr 2024
Fail
Mileage: 73,952 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
10 May 2023
Pass
Mileage: 71,396 MI
Expiry date: 9 May 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Service brake binding but not excessively all (1.2.1 (f))
- Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material offside front to rear (1.1.11 (c))
- Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Both (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
21 Apr 2022
Pass
Mileage: 69,326 MI
Expiry date: 9 May 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing both (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
21 Apr 2022
Fail
Mileage: 69,326 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material offside front to rear (1.1.11 (c))
- Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing both (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
10 May 2021
Pass
Mileage: 67,497 MI
Expiry date: 9 May 2022 15 Jun 202630 Sep 2020
Fail
Mileage: 67,254 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Central Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
11 Aug 2020
Fail
Mileage: 67,180 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
19 Jul 2019
Pass
Mileage: 64,606 MI
Expiry date: 11 Aug 2020 15 Jun 202631 May 2018
Pass
Mileage: 54,824 MI
Expiry date: 5 Jun 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b) (ii))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
22 May 2018
Fail
Mileage: 54,624 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i)) Repair immediately
- Oil leaking excessively from engine oil filter (8.4.1 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
6 Jun 2017
Pass
Mileage: 45,145 MI
Expiry date: 5 Jun 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Brake pipe slightly corroded front to rear (3.6.B.2c)
- Offside Front wiper torn
- Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit both sides (4.1.E.1)
2 Jun 2017
Fail
Mileage: 44,976 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit both sides (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Brake pipe slightly corroded front to rear (3.6.B.2c)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front wiper torn
- Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
23 May 2016
Pass
Mileage: 35,598 MI
Expiry date: 25 May 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
25 May 2015
Pass
Mileage: 26,944 MI
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SW12EFE was registered on 2012-05-25
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