Kia Optima
Grey · Diesel · 2012 · 1,685 cc
LA12 DXOMOT history
LA12 DXO is a grey diesel Kia Optima first used on 31 Jul 2012. Its MOT is valid until 29 Dec 2026 and it has passed 11 of 13 MOT tests, with 103,296 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 10 Dec 2025.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 29 Dec 2026
- Mileage
- 103,296 mi
- At MOT on 10 Dec 2025
- MOT tests
- 13
- 11 passed · 2 failed
- Per year
- 6,171 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- LA12 DXO
- Registration format
- Current format (from 2001)
- Make
- Kia
- Model
- Optima
- Colour
- Grey
- Fuel type
- Diesel
- Engine size
- 1,685 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2012
- First used
- 31 Jul 2012
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 29 Dec 2026
- Latest MOT test
- 10 Dec 2025 (Pass)
Mileage history
LA12 DXO was last recorded at 103,296 miles on 10 Dec 2025, 7,183 miles more than at the previous MOT on 30 Dec 2024.
- Previous MOT
- 96,113 miles · 30 Dec 2024
- Between the last two tests
- 7,183 miles
- Average per year
- 6,171 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2025 – 103,296 miles
- 2024 – 96,113 miles
- 2023 – 95,965 miles
- 2022 – 93,667 miles
- 2021 – 86,232 miles
- 2020 – 79,642 miles
- 2019 – 73,667 miles
- 2018 – 65,385 miles
- 2017 – 55,470 miles
- 2016 – 49,342 miles
- 2015 – 39,229 miles
What the latest MOT found
Pass103,296 miles
- Advisory(N/R Disc Slightly Heat Damaged)
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))
Recurring issues
Items recorded at more than one earlier MOT but not at the latest one. Repeat advisories can show maintenance that was put off.
Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin
Advisory2 MOTs, 2019–2020
Full MOT history
13 tests since 24 Jul 2015, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass103,296 miles (+7,183)4 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 29 Dec 2026
- Odometer
- 103,296 miles
- Test number
- 772432246874
- Advisory(N/R Disc Slightly Heat Damaged)
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))
Pass96,113 miles (+148)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Dec 2025
- Odometer
- 96,113 miles
- Test number
- 836752324303
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass95,965 miles
- MOT expiry
- 29 Aug 2024
- Odometer
- 95,965 miles
- Test number
- 837125139083
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail95,965 miles (+2,298)1 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 95,965 miles
- Test number
- 495899308966
- Repaired at testNearside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii))
Pass93,667 miles (+7,435)
- MOT expiry
- 17 Aug 2023
- Odometer
- 93,667 miles
- Test number
- 416595841858
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass86,232 miles (+6,590)3 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 30 Jul 2022
- Odometer
- 86,232 miles
- Test number
- 763866783657
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Pass79,642 miles (+5,975)4 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 30 Jul 2021
- Odometer
- 79,642 miles
- Test number
- 896521435405
- AdvisoryFront Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- AdvisoryFront Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- AdvisoryRear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- AdvisoryRear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
Pass73,667 miles (+8,282)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 30 Jul 2020
- Odometer
- 73,667 miles
- Test number
- 474582994484
- AdvisoryRear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
Pass65,385 miles (+9,915)
- MOT expiry
- 30 Jul 2019
- Odometer
- 65,385 miles
- Test number
- 647489525882
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass55,470 miles (+6,128)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 30 Jul 2018
- Odometer
- 55,470 miles
- Test number
- 276555373157
- AdvisoryOffside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Pass49,342 miles1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 30 Jul 2017
- Odometer
- 49,342 miles
- Test number
- 824779237067
- AdvisoryBoth front tyres have outer sidewall damage...225/45*18
Fail49,342 miles (+10,113)1 repaired1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 49,342 miles
- Test number
- 960213697289
- Repaired at testOffside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively 24" (8.2.2)
- AdvisoryBoth front tyres have outer sidewall damage...225/45*18
Pass39,229 miles
- MOT expiry
- 30 Jul 2016
- Odometer
- 39,229 miles
- Test number
- 974203585715
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about LA12 DXO
- Does LA12 DXO currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on LA12 DXO is valid until 29 Dec 2026.
- When is the MOT due on LA12 DXO?
- The MOT on LA12 DXO is valid until 29 Dec 2026. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has LA12 DXO done?
- LA12 DXO was recorded at 103,296 miles at its MOT on 10 Dec 2025, an average of 6,171 miles a year.
- Has LA12 DXO ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. LA12 DXO has failed 2 of its 13 MOT tests, most recently on 30 Aug 2023.
- Has the mileage on LA12 DXO ever gone down?
- No. The odometer reading went up or stayed the same at every MOT test on record. Service records are still worth checking.
- What did the latest MOT on LA12 DXO find?
- LA12 DXO passed its latest MOT on 10 Dec 2025 with 4 advisories: (n/r disc slightly heat damaged); nearside rear brake pad(s) wearing thin; offside front anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play, and 1 more.
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