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VK54 CLN

2004 Kia Picanto

Red Petrol 999cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires11 Oct 2026
Tests26 (19 pass, 7 fail)
Pass rate73.1%

Mileage

105,612 mi
Last recorded105,612 miles
Recorded on9 Oct 2025
Typical for 2004 Kia Picanto52,948 mi

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationVK54 CLN
MakeKia
ModelPicanto
Year2004
ColourRed
Fuel typePetrol
Engine999cc

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MOT History

19 pass 7 fail
Pass 9 Oct 2025 105,612 miles

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

Nearside Rear Inner Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material lower pipe next to fuel tank corroded (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Rear Outer Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material to flexi hose corroded (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Front Outer Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material corroded (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Offside Rear Outer Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material to flexi hose corroded (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge tyre worn on outside edge less than 1.6 mm (5.2.3 (e))

Fail 7 Oct 2025 105,612 miles

Central Front Lower Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases flexi joint (6.1.2 (a))

Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced and offside (4.1.4 (b))

Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))

Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))

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

Nearside Rear Inner Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material lower pipe next to fuel tank corroded (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Rear Outer Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material to flexi hose corroded (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Front Outer Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material corroded (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Offside Rear Outer Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material to flexi hose corroded (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge tyre worn on outside edge less than 1.6 mm (5.2.3 (e))

Pass 2 Oct 2024 96,232 miles

Nearside Rear Outer Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material to flexi hose corroded (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))

Offside Front Outer Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Rear Outer Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material to flexi hose corroded (1.1.11 (c))

Fail 1 Oct 2024 96,231 miles

Nearside Front Brakes imbalanced across an axle low effort (1.2.1 (b) (i))

Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Nearside Rear Outer Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material to flexi hose corroded (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))

Offside Front Outer Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Rear Outer Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material to flexi hose corroded (1.1.11 (c))

Pass 5 Oct 2023 87,869 miles

Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output (4.1.4 (b))

Nearside Front Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))

Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output (4.1.4 (b))

Fail 2 Oct 2023 87,810 miles

Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))

Offside Front Outer Brake pipe excessively corroded to flexi hose (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Rear Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))

Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))

Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) DANGEROUS

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

Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output (4.1.4 (b))

Nearside Front Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))

Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened and offside rear (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output (4.1.4 (b))

Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Pass 11 Oct 2022 79,244 miles

Central Items removed from driver's view prior to test hanging from mirror ()

Nearside Front Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))

Nearside Rear Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively and offside rear (1.2.1 (e))

Offside Front Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))

Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement strut top mounting (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Fail 11 Oct 2022 79,244 miles

Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b))

Offside Headlamp has a product on the light source so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b))

Central Items removed from driver's view prior to test hanging from mirror ()

Nearside Front Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))

Nearside Rear Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively and offside rear (1.2.1 (e))

Offside Front Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))

Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement strut top mounting (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Pass 5 Oct 2021 71,468 miles

Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing and offside rear small cracks in tread (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Fail 5 Oct 2021 71,468 miles

Central Driver's view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction hanging from mirror (3.1 (a) (ii))

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

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

Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened and offside rear (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing and offside rear small cracks in tread (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Pass 5 Oct 2020 63,447 miles

Central Items removed from driver's view prior to test hanging from mirror ()

Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output and offside (4.1.4 (b))

Fail 5 Oct 2020 63,447 miles

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

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

Central Items removed from driver's view prior to test hanging from mirror ()

Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output and offside (4.1.4 (b))

Pass 12 Oct 2019 57,290 miles
Pass 9 Oct 2018 57,034 miles
Pass 23 Jun 2017 46,703 miles

Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both sides (3.5.1i)

Nearside Front Macpherson strut has slight movement at the upper attachment (2.5.A.1c)

Rear coil spring corroded both sides (2.4.C.1b)

under vehicle suspension/braking components slightly corroded

Pass 14 Sep 2016 44,511 miles
Pass 10 Sep 2015 40,746 miles
Pass 10 Sep 2014 37,129 miles
Pass 18 Sep 2013 33,497 miles
Fail 18 Sep 2013 33,497 miles

Nearside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)

Pass 6 Sep 2012 28,878 miles

Engine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay

Pass 7 Sep 2011 24,360 miles
Pass 6 Sep 2010 19,848 miles

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

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

Pass 11 Sep 2009 14,661 miles
Pass 12 Sep 2008 8,696 miles
Pass 4 Sep 2007 4,091 miles

How Reliable is the Kia Picanto?

Based on 2,626,043 MOT tests across 229,767 vehicles.

77.1%
Pass Rate
3,997
Miles/Year
22
Year Lifespan
229,767
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 41,453
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements 28,710
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively 25,450
position lamp(s) not working 19,223
parking brake recording little or no effort 18,423
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VK54 CLN is a 2004 Kia Picanto in Red with a 999cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 26 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 73.1%.

Across all 2004 Kia Picanto models, the average MOT pass rate is 71.9% with a typical mileage of 52,948 miles. This particular vehicle has performed better than the average for its year.

The most common reason a Kia Picanto fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 41,453 recorded failures. If you're considering buying VK54 CLN, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The Kia Picanto typically stays on UK roads for around 22 years. At 22 years old, this Kia Picanto is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.

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VK54 CLN is a 2004 Kia Picanto, first registered on 25 September 2004.

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