Kia Niro 2 Ev: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Kia Niro 2 Ev passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 16.6 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 8,223 individual Kia Niro 2 Ev tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 93.3% first-time pass rate means roughly 7 in every 100 Kia Niro 2 Evs presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Kia Niro 2 Ev tested had covered 46,599 miles and was built around 2022.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Kia Niro 2 Ev sits 16.6 points above the national average, ranked 210 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a Kia Niro 2 Ev

1. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2.6% of tests
2. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.8% of tests
3. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1.6% of tests
4. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.4% of tests
5. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.4% of tests
6. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 0.2% of tests
7. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.2% of tests
8. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.2% of tests
9. A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps, 0.1% of tests
10. Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 0.1% of tests

From 8,207 DVSA-tracked Kia Niro 2 Ev tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 12.52% of these flagged Kia Niro 2 Ev defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Kia Niro 2 Ev

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Kia Niro 2 Ev before it actually fails on it.

1. An obstruction significantly affecting the driver's view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen or an obligatory external mirror not visible, 0.4% of tests (4.31x the national rate for this advisory)
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 20.1% of tests, also fails
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 3.9% of tests, also fails
4. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 1.3% of tests
5. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 0.6% of tests
6. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.4% of tests
7. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.3% of tests
8. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 0.2% of tests
9. A wheel bearing with excessive play, 0.2% of tests
10. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.1% of tests

From 8,207 DVSA-tracked Kia Niro 2 Ev tests, 2024.

Kia Niro 2 Ev pass rate by model year

From its 2021 to its 2023 model year, the Kia Niro 2 Ev's first-time pass rate has risen 2.8 points, from 92.7% to 95.5%, the usual pattern: a newer model year is a younger car today, so it fails less. First-time pass rate for each Kia Niro 2 Ev year:

• 2021 Kia Niro 2 Ev - 92.7% first-time pass, 2,509 tests
• 2022 Kia Niro 2 Ev - 94.4% first-time pass, 4,468 tests
• 2023 Kia Niro 2 Ev - 95.5% first-time pass, 1,120 tests

Other Kia models

• Kia Sportage - 79.4%
• Kia Picanto - 75.7%
• Kia Ceed - 71.6%
• Kia Rio - 74.3%
• Kia Niro - 90.3%
• Kia Venga - 78.4%
• Kia Sorento - 72.6%
• Kia Soul - 73.7%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Volvo Xc40 Rdesign Pro B4 Mhev Awd A - 93.4%
• Vauxhall Mokka Elite Nav Premium T A - 93.4%
• Ford Puma St-Line X Mhev - 93.3%
• Renault Captur S Edition Tce - 93.3%
• Citroen C1 Shine - 93.3%
• Mercedes-Benz Gla 200 Amg Line Edition + A - 93.3%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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