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2018 Kia Optima
This black 2018 Kia Optima has passed 3 of its 7 first-attempt MOT tests; 2018 Optimas tested in 2025 passed 82.5% of first attempts. Its most recent test, on 25 September 2026, was a pass at retest, 1 day after a fail for a damaged rear tyre. Mileage of 75,286 is inside the middle half of 2018 Optimas tested in 2025.
Read from the last two years of this car's own test record, grouped by area. Each line quotes what the tester wrote and the date of the test.
Major item, 24 Sept 2026: Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
. The car passed a test on 25 Sept 2026.
Major item, 24 Sept 2025: Nearside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative
. The car passed a test on 26 Sept 2025.
Major item, 24 Sept 2025: Offside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative
. The car passed a test on 26 Sept 2025.
Typical UK garage price for lamp or bulb replacement: £30–£200. Typical UK garage prices for each job, from published UK repair-cost guides, checked September 2026; not a quote.
Nothing recorded against these in the last two years of tests.
Brakes: last recorded 5 Apr 2022 (dangerous item), outside the two-year window. Suspension & steering: last recorded 25 Sept 2024 (advisory), outside the two-year window.
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Against every Kia Optima first used in 2018 and tested in Great Britain in the 2025 test year (2,637 first-attempt tests) — the most recent full year available.
| Measure | This car | Typical 2018 Optima | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pass rate, first attempts | 3 of 7 (43%) | 82.5% in 2025 | Lower than the group figure |
| Fails, first attempts | 4 of 7 | 14.5% of first tests | Lower than the group figure |
| Fixed during the test (PRS) | 2 | 3.0% of first tests | 2 on this record |
| Mileage at its latest test (25 Sept 2026) | 75,286 miles | 74,362 (middle half 56,991–96,708) | Inside the middle half; not an outlier |
| Clean passes (no advisories) | 1 of 7 | 46.3% of first tests | Lower than the group figure |
"Typical" is every Kia Optima first used in 2018, any fuel or use — not adjusted for mileage. This car's figures are from its own record only. A first attempt is any test not within 10 days after a failed test of this car.
Bars: share of 2018 Optima first tests that did not pass first time in 2025 carrying each item, in DVSA's wording. Right-hand note: what this car's own record shows in that area.
This car: 75,286 miles at its latest test — inside the middle half.
More on this year of Optima: 2018 Kia Optima MOT statistics · all Optima years · Kia
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No advisories or defects recorded at this test.
No advisories or defects recorded at this test.
No advisories or defects recorded at this test.
No advisories or defects recorded at this test.
MOT data sourced from DVSA, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DVSA bulk record as of 27 Sep 2026. DVLA-only fields (tax status, tax due, annual road tax, ULEZ/CO2/Euro status, export marker, wheel plan, type approval, V5C date, recalls) are not loaded until someone presses "Check latest from DVLA & DVSA". Sections 3 and 4 are SortedCars’ arithmetic on the same public record and on DVSA test statistics; they describe the record, not the car’s condition, and are not advice about buying it. Always have a used car inspected before you buy. Check the official record at GOV.UK: check MOT history.
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This is the public record for one vehicle, drawn from two government sources: DVLA for the registration — make, year, colour, fuel, emissions, tax and MOT status — and DVSA for every MOT result and mileage reading since 2005. Nothing here costs anything, and nothing here identifies the keeper.
What it cannot tell you is the commercial history: outstanding finance, insurance write-offs and stolen markers. Those come from Experian and are not public. They are the difference between a car you can drive and a car you can lose — see SortedCars Reports, or read the longer guide on the free car check.
The DVLA and DVSA data on this page contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the DVLA or DVSA.