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2012 Kia Picanto
This black 2012 Kia Picanto has passed 5 of its 11 first-attempt MOT tests; 2012 Picantos tested in 2025 passed 59.9% of first attempts. Its most recent test, on 17 December 2025, was a pass with 3 advisories, a corroded brake pipe. Mileage of 71,204 is inside the middle half 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, 17 Dec 2025: Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material
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Advisory, 17 Dec 2025: Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material
. Recorded at 4 tests.
Advisory, 17 Dec 2025: Parking brake has little reserve travel, service or adjustment advisable
.
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.
Advisory, 7 Jan 2025: Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge both front close to limit
.
Nothing recorded against these in the last two years of tests.
Suspension & steering: last recorded 21 Dec 2022 (major item), outside the two-year window. Exhaust & emissions: last recorded 31 Jul 2017 (item fixed during the test), outside the two-year window. Lamps & visibility: last recorded 7 Dec 2023 (minor item), outside the two-year window. Engine – oil: last recorded 29 Jul 2016 (advisory), outside the two-year window. Other: last recorded 5 Jan 2021 (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 | 5 of 11 (45%) | 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) | 2 | 6.7% of first tests | 2 on this record |
| Mileage at its latest test (17 Dec 2025) | 71,204 miles | 65,307 (middle half 46,799–85,356) | Inside 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: 71,204 miles at its latest test — inside 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.
No advisories or defects recorded at this test.
No advisories or defects recorded at this test.
No advisories or defects recorded at this test.
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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.
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