
Kia Optima
White · Diesel · 2016 · 1,685 cc
LM16 LPVMOT history
LM16 LPV is a white diesel Kia Optima first used on 15 Mar 2016. Its MOT is valid until 13 Jun 2027 and it has passed 8 of 9 MOT tests, with 126,571 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 29 May 2026.

- MOT
- Valid
- Until 13 Jun 2027
- Mileage
- 126,571 mi
- At MOT on 29 May 2026
- MOT tests
- 9
- 8 passed · 1 failed
- Per year
- 14,836 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- LM16 LPV
- Registration format
- Current format (from 2001)
- Make
- Kia
- Model
- Optima
- Colour
- White
- Fuel type
- Diesel
- Engine size
- 1,685 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2016
- First used
- 15 Mar 2016
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 13 Jun 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 29 May 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
LM16 LPV was last recorded at 126,571 miles on 29 May 2026, 6,072 miles more than at the previous MOT on 2 Jun 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 120,499 miles · 2 Jun 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 6,072 miles
- Average per year
- 14,836 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 126,571 miles
- 2025 – 120,499 miles
- 2024 – 113,842 miles
- 2023 – 96,225 miles
- 2022 – 75,623 miles
- 2021 – 44,125 miles
- 2020 – 32,984 miles
What the latest MOT found
Pass126,571 miles
- MinorNearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
- MinorNearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
Full MOT history
9 tests since 6 Feb 2020, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass126,571 miles (+6,072)2 minor
- MOT expiry
- 13 Jun 2027
- Odometer
- 126,571 miles
- Test number
- 246185716084
- MinorNearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
- MinorNearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
Pass120,499 miles (+6,657)
- MOT expiry
- 13 Jun 2026
- Odometer
- 120,499 miles
- Test number
- 530193723278
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass113,842 miles (+17,617)1 minor
- MOT expiry
- 13 Jun 2025
- Odometer
- 113,842 miles
- Test number
- 882217945343
- MinorWindscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
Pass96,225 miles
- MOT expiry
- 13 Jun 2024
- Odometer
- 96,225 miles
- Test number
- 233594668732
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail96,225 miles (+20,602)1 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 96,225 miles
- Test number
- 490956802425
- Repaired at testOffside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))
Pass75,623 miles (+31,498)
- MOT expiry
- 13 Jun 2023
- Odometer
- 75,623 miles
- Test number
- 847674810351
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass44,125 miles (+3,406)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 7 Jun 2022
- Odometer
- 44,125 miles
- Test number
- 641141765577
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Tyre starting to crack/perish (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Pass40,719 miles (+7,735)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 5 Feb 2022
- Odometer
- 40,719 miles
- Test number
- 410693215669
- AdvisoryFront Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Pass32,984 miles1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 5 Feb 2021
- Odometer
- 32,984 miles
- Test number
- 383944899951
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Outer Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Sidewall (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Questions about LM16 LPV
- Does LM16 LPV currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on LM16 LPV is valid until 13 Jun 2027.
- When is the MOT due on LM16 LPV?
- The MOT on LM16 LPV is valid until 13 Jun 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has LM16 LPV done?
- LM16 LPV was recorded at 126,571 miles at its MOT on 29 May 2026, an average of 14,836 miles a year.
- Has LM16 LPV ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. LM16 LPV has failed 1 of its 9 MOT tests, most recently on 3 Jun 2023.
- Has the mileage on LM16 LPV 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 LM16 LPV find?
- LM16 LPV passed its latest MOT on 29 May 2026 with 2 minor defects: nearside front anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated; nearside registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources.
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