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2012 Kia Picanto
This silver 2012 Kia Picanto has passed 6 of its 11 first-attempt MOT tests; 2012 Picantos tested in 2025 passed 59.9% of first attempts. Its most recent test, on 18 September 2025, was a pass at retest, 1 day after a fail for a number plate lamp and a worn front ball joint. Mileage of 136,476 is above three-quarters of 2012 Picantos tested in 2025.
CO2 band: A — 99 g/km
Rates for cars first registered between 1 March 2001 and 31 March 2017, single 12-month payment, correct as at April 2026. Check the current figures on GOV.UK.
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.
Advisory, 18 Sept 2025: Offside Front Anti-lock braking system component slightly damaged
. Recorded at 2 tests.
Advisory, 17 Sept 2025: Offside Front Anti-lock braking system component slightly damaged
. Recorded at 2 tests.
Typical UK garage price for brake pad replacement: £100–£300. Typical UK garage prices for each job, from published UK repair-cost guides, checked September 2026; not a quote.
Major item, 17 Sept 2025: Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn
. The car passed a retest the same day.
Advisory, 18 Sept 2025: Nearside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil
. Recorded at 5 tests.
Advisory, 17 Sept 2025: Nearside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil
. Recorded at 5 tests.
Typical UK garage price for coil spring replacement: £175–£400. Typical UK garage prices for each job, from published UK repair-cost guides, checked September 2026; not a quote.
Major item, 17 Sept 2025: Rear Registration plate lamp does not illuminate simultaneously with the position lamps Both sides
. The car passed a retest the same day.
Minor item, 17 Sept 2025: Front Windscreen wiper blade defective
.
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.
Advisory, 18 Sept 2025: Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases
. Recorded at 2 tests.
Advisory, 17 Sept 2025: Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases
. Recorded at 2 tests.
Nothing recorded against these in the last two years of tests.
Tyres: last recorded 10 Sept 2024 (advisory), outside the two-year window. Other: last recorded 10 Sept 2024 (major item), outside the two-year window.
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Against every Kia Picanto first used in 2012 and tested in Great Britain in the 2025 test year (12,843 first-attempt tests) — the most recent full year available.
| Measure | This car | Typical 2012 Picanto | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pass rate, first attempts | 6 of 11 (55%) | 59.9% in 2025 | Lower than the group figure |
| Fails, first attempts | 4 of 11 | 33.5% of first tests | In line with the group figure |
| Fixed during the test (PRS) | 1 | 6.7% of first tests | 1 on this record |
| Mileage at its latest test (18 Sept 2025) | 136,476 miles | 65,307 (middle half 46,799–85,356) | Above the middle half; not an outlier |
| Clean passes (no advisories) | 1 of 11 | 26.3% of first tests | Lower than the group figure |
"Typical" is every Kia Picanto first used in 2012, 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. A first attempt whose faults were all put right during the test counts as fixed during the test (PRS), not as a fail, as in DVSA's figures.
Bars: share of 2012 Picanto 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: 136,476 miles at its latest test — above the middle half.
More on this year of Picanto: 2012 Kia Picanto MOT statistics · all Picanto years · Kia
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No advisories or defects recorded at this test.
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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.
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