Kia MOT Statistics
Comprehensive MOT data for Kia vehicles, based on 1,064,208 official DVSA test records.
82.5%
Average Pass Rate
1.1M
Tests Analysed
304
Models
1991-2023
Year Range
Pass Rate by Vehicle Age
How Kia vehicles perform based on their age
0-3 years99.1% (351 tests)
4-6 years92.9% (89,777 tests)
7-10 years88.8% (405,552 tests)
11-15 years78.6% (390,040 tests)
16+ years71.5% (178,488 tests)
Most Reliable Kia Models
Common Failure Categories
The most frequent reasons Kia vehicles fail their MOT
Tyres & Wheels
14% of failures
Steering
10% of failures
Brakes
8% of failures
Visibility
8% of failures
Suspension
8% of failures
Other
6% of failures
Popular Kia Models
View all models →Sportage84.1%
29 years · 290,096 tests
Picanto81.1%
20 years · 215,314 tests
Ceed78.6%
18 years · 146,115 tests
Rio80.1%
21 years · 121,121 tests
Venga83.2%
11 years · 57,198 tests
Sorento78.5%
20 years · 44,545 tests
Niro91.8%
8 years · 40,429 tests
Soul80.5%
13 years · 28,529 tests
Stonic92.6%
6 years · 20,583 tests
Carens77%
21 years · 20,362 tests
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