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SW12MHE
2012 KIA PICANTO
Colour: White
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 998cc
General Information
- Registration SW12MHE
- Manufacturer KIA
- Model PICANTO
- Year 2012
- Colour White
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 998cc
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MOT History 20 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
20
Total Tests
11
Passes
9
Failures
55%
Pass Rate
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52 Total Defects Recorded
5 Aug 2025
Pass
Mileage: 58,007 MI
Expiry date: 9 Aug 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
5 Aug 2025
Fail
Mileage: 58,007 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
23 Jul 2024
Pass
Mileage: 49,261 MI
Expiry date: 9 Aug 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
2 Aug 2023
Pass
Mileage: 36,130 MI
Expiry date: 9 Aug 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
2 Aug 2023
Fail
Mileage: 36,130 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
8 Aug 2022
Pass
Mileage: 35,076 MI
Expiry date: 9 Aug 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material on flexi (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material on flexi (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to rear (1.1.11 (c))
1 Aug 2022
Fail
Mileage: 34,972 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Front Brakes imbalanced across an axle (1.2.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded on flexi (1.1.11 (c)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material on flexi (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material on flexi (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Nearside Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to rear (1.1.11 (c))
5 Aug 2021
Pass
Mileage: 33,639 MI
Expiry date: 9 Aug 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to rear (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Nail in tyre ()
5 Aug 2020
Pass
Mileage: 32,619 MI
Expiry date: 9 Aug 2021 15 Jun 20263 Aug 2020
Fail
Mileage: 32,615 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Brake pipe excessively corroded front to rear at rear (1.1.11 (c)) Repair immediately
- Offside Brake cable insecure (1.1.15 (c)) Repair immediately
- Offside Brake pipe excessively corroded front to rear at rear (1.1.11 (c)) Repair immediately
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
15 Jul 2019
Pass
Mileage: 31,358 MI
Expiry date: 9 Aug 2020 15 Jun 202615 Jul 2019
Fail
Mileage: 31,358 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front daytime running lamp inop
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge tyre at 3mm (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge tyre at 3mm (5.2.3 (e))
3 Aug 2018
Pass
Mileage: 29,148 MI
Expiry date: 9 Aug 2019 15 Jun 20263 Aug 2018
Fail
Mileage: 29,148 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) 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 Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
10 Aug 2017
Pass
Mileage: 26,097 MI
Expiry date: 9 Aug 2018 15 Jun 20264 Aug 2017
Fail
Mileage: 26,097 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
18 Jul 2017
Fail
Mileage: 26,018 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Windscreen wiper blade insecure (8.2.2)
- Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault (5.4.2)
- Nearside Windscreen wiper blade insecure (8.2.2)
20 Jun 2016
Pass
Mileage: 21,748 MI
Expiry date: 17 Jul 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit Perished (4.1.E.1)
20 Jun 2016
Fail
Mileage: 21,748 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit Perished (4.1.E.1)
18 Jul 2015
Pass
Mileage: 18,139 MI
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SW12MHE was registered on 2012-07-16
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