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SW61LCU
2012 KIA PICANTO
Colour: Red
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 998cc
General Information
- Registration SW61LCU
- Manufacturer KIA
- Model PICANTO
- Year 2012
- Colour Red
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 998cc
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- Expires 10 Dec 2026
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MOT History 16 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
16
Total Tests
10
Passes
6
Failures
62.5%
Pass Rate
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61 Total Defects Recorded
11 Dec 2025
Pass
Mileage: 127,689 MI
Expiry date: 10 Dec 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b))
3 Feb 2025
Pass
Mileage: 127,203 MI
Expiry date: 14 Feb 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
- Offside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b))
- Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
26 Jan 2024
Pass
Mileage: 126,629 MI
Expiry date: 14 Feb 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b) (ii))
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
26 Jan 2024
Fail
Mileage: 126,628 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b) (ii))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
14 Feb 2023
Pass
Mileage: 107,139 MI
Expiry date: 14 Feb 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Rear fog lamp lens defective which has no effect on emitted light (4.5.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
13 Feb 2023
Fail
Mileage: 107,138 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Passenger's seat backrest cannot be secured in the upright position. (6.2.6 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear Rear fog lamp lens defective which has no effect on emitted light (4.5.1 (b) (i))
15 Feb 2022
Pass
Mileage: 91,529 MI
Expiry date: 14 Feb 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively both (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Handbrake lever slightly high
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
14 Mar 2019
Pass
Mileage: 81,952 MI
Expiry date: 13 Mar 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Offside Rear tyre worn on outer edge
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases front flexi pipe broken (6.1.2 (a))
14 Feb 2018
Pass
Mileage: 66,399 MI
Expiry date: 6 Mar 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit Worn on outside edge (4.1.E.1)
- Offside front tyre worn on outside edge
6 Feb 2018
Fail
Mileage: 66,290 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b)
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
- Nearside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit Worn on outside edge (4.1.E.1)
- Offside front tyre worn on outside edge
7 Mar 2017
Pass
Mileage: 53,085 MI
Expiry date: 6 Mar 2018 13 Jun 20261 Mar 2017
Fail
Mileage: 52,856 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
- Nearside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
27 Feb 2016
Pass
Mileage: 37,633 MI
Expiry date: 28 Feb 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- moved obstruction to drivers view prior to test
27 Feb 2016
Fail
Mileage: 37,633 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- moved obstruction to drivers view prior to test
27 Feb 2015
Fail
Mileage: 25,836 MI
13 Jun 202627 Feb 2015
Pass
Mileage: 25,836 MI
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SW61LCU was registered on 2012-02-29
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