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MOT History from tests of petrol KIA SPORTAGEs year 2004

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mot history
Pass percent:62.79%
(The average a petrol KIA SPORTAGE year 2004 passes without issue)
Based on:559 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively37
Headlamp aim out of alignment30
Brake pipe excessively corroded30
Registration plate lamp issues22
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|9
Brakes imbalanced across an axle9
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|8
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|7
Registration plate issues7
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|7
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|6
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|6
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|6
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|5
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|5
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault5
Emissions not tested |7.0|5
Front brake application uneven4
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|4
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|4
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|4
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|4
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))3
Rear brake application uneven3
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|3
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|3
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|3
Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|3
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|3
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|3
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|3
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|3
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|3
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|3
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|3
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|3
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|3
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|3
Rear brake binding3
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|3
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|3
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))3
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||2
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|2
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c||2
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c||2
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|2
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4|2
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|2
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|2
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|2
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|2
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|2
Brake hose excessively deteriorated2
Nearside Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g|2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a|2
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|2
Power steering component|s| leaking |2.3.3b|2
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|2
Rear Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1b|2
Offside Rear Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced |6.1.1 |c| |i||2
Brake performance not tested |1.2.1 |g||2
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|2
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))2
Offside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|2
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a|2
Windscreen washer not working 2
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))2
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|2
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened2
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f||2
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Stop lamp|s| not working both |4.3.1 |a| |ii||1
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Nearside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||1
Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced |4.1.4 |a||1
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f||1
Nearside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings ider arm |2.2.B.1h|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e|1
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||1
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1
Nearside Rear coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a|1
Offside Rear coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a|1
Nearside Front Upper Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Steering system fouling |2.2.D.2a|1
Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Vehicle structure excessively corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting |6.6.6|1
Towbar component insecure |6.6.1|1
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Upper Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Ball joint ball pin shank loose |2.2.B.1c|1
Nearside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings sill |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings sill x2 |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Upper Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded chassis as chalked x2 |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded chassis as chalked |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded inner sill as chalked |5.2.6|1
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded inner sill as chalked |5.2.6|1
Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play as chalked |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play as chalked |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings as chalked |2.2.B.1h|1
Offside Front Seat belt stitching badly frayed |5.2.2b|1
Offside Brake pipe leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Brake pedal creeps down while the pedal is held under pressure |3.3.B.1a|1
Rear Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.3|1
Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h|1
Front brake disc excessively scored |3.5.1h|1
All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Front Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e|1
Offside Rear Brake pipe leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|1
Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Exhaust system not adequately supported last brkt |7.1.1|1
Nearside Vehicle structure excessively corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting |6.6.6|1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure excessively corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting |6.6.6|1
Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Steering box has a significant oil leak |2.2.D.2e|1
Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h|1
Offside Rear Towbar excessively corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting |6.1.6 |i| |i||1
Nearside Rear Towbar excessively corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting |6.1.6 |i| |i||1
Offside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1|1
Nearside Rear Seat belt damaged sufficient to significantly weakened the webbing |5.2.2a|1
Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g|1
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|1
Offside Front Inner Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings inner sill |6.1.B.2|1
Windscreen has damage1
Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d|1
Nearside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Hydraulic brake cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid Master cylinder |3.6.A.1|1
Vehicle structure excessively corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting Nearside and offside |6.6.6|1
Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded Nearside and offside rear chassis |2.4.A.3|1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f|1
Rear Exhaust has a part missing |7.1.1a|1
Nearside Front front brake juddering severely |3.7.A.2b|1
Offside Front front brake juddering severely |3.7.A.2b|1
Exhaust tailpipe not capable of allowing the emission probe to be inserted |7.3.D.1|1
Braking system leaking servo |3.6.A.1|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not in good working order |function impaired| |1.1.4a|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside rear brake grabbing severely |3.7.A.5b|1
Offside rear brake grabbing severely |3.7.A.5b|1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Battery insecure |1.9.1|1
Offside Fuel tank insecure strap |7.2.1|1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii))1
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault airbag light |7.1.6 |a||1
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement Bottom arm front bush |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement Bottom arm front bush |2.4.G.2|1
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c))1
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))1
Centre Rear Seat belt has a cut which has significantly weakened the webbing |5.2.2a|1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b|1
Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b|1
Nearside Rear Sub-frame has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.1 |c| |ii||1
Offside Rear Sub-frame has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.1 |c| |ii||1
Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings subframe/crossmember |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Rear rear brake excessively fluctuating |3.7.B.3|1
Offside Rear Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Windscreen wiper blade insecure1
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b|1
Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||1
Rear Sub-frame corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Both sides |6.1.1 |c| |i||1
Nearside Front All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front Lower Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Nearside Steering rack insecure |2.2.B.1a|1
Front Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` |8.3.1b|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Offside Rear Parking brake mechanism/associated mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |3.1.9|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases cat to centre join |7.1.2|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded in subframe |2.4.A.3|1
Power steering fluid level below minimum |2.3.1|1
Power steering pipe|s| or hose|s| leaking |2.3.3b|1
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened1
Offside Front Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a|1
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Position lamp showing white light to the rear (4.2.3 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Service brake grabbing severely |3.7.C.2|1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported tailpipe missing |7.1.1|1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||1
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c||1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength chassis adjacent to trailing arm mounting |5.3.6 |a| |i||1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced behind shock absorber mounting |6.1.1 |c| |i||1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases joint |6.1.2 |a||1
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))1
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Nearside Front Suspension arm synthetic bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Suspension arm synthetic bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))1
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid level below minimum level |3.6.G.1b|1
Emissions not tested due to exhaust leak (8.2.1.2 (d))1
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b))1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded to the extent that control of the vehicle is likely to be adversely affected chassis (5.3.6 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength chassis (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Towbar excessively corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting body mount (6.1.6 (i) (i))1
Offside Rear Towbar excessively corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting body mount (6.1.6 (i) (i))1
Offside Rear Towbar excessively corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting chassis (6.1.6 (i) (i))1
Nearside Rear Towbar excessively corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting chassis (6.1.6 (i) (i))1
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1
Brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Nearside and Offside front (1.1.14 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))1
Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.3|1
Brake lever excessively worn and seriously weakened |3.5.1e|1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn d bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn d bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1
Offside Front Brake hose excessively twisted |1.1.12 |b| |ii||1
Oil leaking excessively from engine |8.4.1 |a| |i||1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii||1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii||1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||1
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Rear Sub-frame fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii))1
Offside Rear Sub-frame fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii))1
Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Rear Braking system leaking hose to caliper |3.6.A.1|1

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