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MK06 UVM

2006 Kia Sportage

Black Petrol 1975cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires26 Apr 2027
Tests27 (17 pass, 10 fail)
Pass rate63%

Mileage

117,500 mi
Last recorded117,500 miles
Recorded on27 Apr 2026
Typical for 2006 Kia Sportage78,394 mi

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationMK06 UVM
MakeKia
ModelSportage
Year2006
ColourBlack
Fuel typePetrol
Engine1,975cc
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MOT History

17 pass 10 fail
Pass 27 Apr 2026 117,500 miles

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Upper Exhaust mounting defective (6.1.2 (a))

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Fail 22 Apr 2026 117,500 miles

Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush excessively worn Top mount (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Upper Exhaust mounting defective (6.1.2 (a))

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Fail 24 Oct 2025 117,477 miles

Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii))

Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii))

Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()

Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a reduced damping effect (5.3.2 (d))

Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))

Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Pass 15 Oct 2024 110,626 miles

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Fail 9 Oct 2024 110,624 miles

Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d))

Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))

Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

Offside Rear Upper Subframe mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Pass 31 Oct 2023 105,528 miles

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Suspension component pin or bush slightly worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Upper Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement frontmost (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()

Rear Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))

Fail 26 Oct 2023 105,516 miles

Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) DANGEROUS

Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) DANGEROUS

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Suspension component pin or bush slightly worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Upper Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement frontmost (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()

Rear Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))

Pass 24 Oct 2022 98,111 miles

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Outer Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge edge (5.2.3 (e))

Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play also boot is deteriorated (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement frontmost (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()

Fail 14 Oct 2022 97,961 miles

Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))

Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))

Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Outer Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge edge (5.2.3 (e))

Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play also boot is deteriorated (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement frontmost (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()

Pass 12 Oct 2021 86,185 miles

Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Suspension component pin or bush slightly worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Nearside Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement frontmost (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Suspension component pin or bush slightly worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()

parking brake lever has little reserve travel

Pass 27 Oct 2020 74,040 miles

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Nearside Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()

Nearside Rear Outer Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Nearside Rear Suspension component pin or bush slightly worn TRAILING ARM BUSH (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Suspension component pin or bush slightly worn TRAILING ARM BUSH (5.3.4 (a) (i))

PARKING BRAKE HAS LITTLE RESERVE TRAVEL

Pass 29 Apr 2019 55,163 miles

Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()

Pass 8 Mar 2018 53,101 miles
Fail 6 Mar 2018 53,101 miles

Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)

Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)

Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)

Pass 9 Mar 2017 48,178 miles

Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases flexible (7.1.2)

Fail 8 Mar 2017 48,178 miles

Central Rear Lower Seat belt attachment fitting badly deteriorated (5.2.3)

Nearside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)

Offside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)

Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases flexible (7.1.2)

Pass 8 Mar 2016 44,326 miles

Centre Rear Lower Seat belt attachment fitting slightly deteriorated (5.2.3)

Fail 7 Mar 2016 44,326 miles

Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.1.D.1a)

Offside Rear Brake hose twisted (3.6.B.4c)

Centre Rear Lower Seat belt attachment fitting slightly deteriorated (5.2.3)

Pass 9 Mar 2015 39,248 miles

centre rear seat belt buckle cover damaged

exhaust system corroded

Fail 4 Mar 2015 39,248 miles

Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)

Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault (5.4.2)

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

centre rear seat belt buckle cover damaged

exhaust system corroded

Pass 20 Feb 2014 33,660 miles
Pass 27 Feb 2013 31,012 miles

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Offside rear brake hose slightly twisted.

Pass 23 Feb 2012 27,096 miles
Pass 24 Feb 2011 23,011 miles

Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Offside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Fail 24 Feb 2011 23,011 miles

Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)

Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Offside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Pass 25 Feb 2010 19,035 miles
Pass 26 Feb 2009 14,738 miles

Child seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt

wipers smearing slightly

How Reliable is the Kia Sportage?

Based on 2,634,551 MOT tests across 296,598 vehicles.

80.4%
Pass Rate
7,022
Miles/Year
26
Year Lifespan
296,598
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick 16,003
Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 15,822
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively 14,522
Brake pipe excessively corroded 10,705
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MK06 UVM is a 2006 Kia Sportage in Black with a 1,975cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 27 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 63%.

Across all 2006 Kia Sportage models, the average MOT pass rate is 71.4% with a typical mileage of 78,394 miles. This particular vehicle has a lower pass rate than the average for its year, which may indicate maintenance issues worth investigating.

The most common reason a Kia Sportage fails its MOT is brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick, accounting for 16,003 recorded failures. If you're considering buying MK06 UVM, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The Kia Sportage typically stays on UK roads for around 26 years. At 20 years old, this Kia Sportage is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.

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MK06 UVM is a 2006 Kia Sportage, first registered on 1 March 2006.

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