2016 Kia Niro: MOT pass rate and reliability
87.6% of 2016 Kia Niros pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,304 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 67,511 miles.
How the 2016 compares
- Against all Kia Niros (90.7%, 48,516 tests): -3.1 points
- Against all 2016 cars (80.9%): +6.7 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Kia Niro model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2016 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Kia Niro:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 87.6% | 1,304 | 67,511 |
| 2017 | 87.5% | 4,548 | 65,141 |
| 2018 | 89.7% | 7,438 | 70,925 |
| 2019 | 90.3% | 10,501 | 55,563 |
| 2020 | 92.1% | 12,941 | 37,369 |
| 2021 | 91.6% | 10,951 | 27,846 |
| 2022 | 93.4% | 808 | 32,069 |
What this means if you are buying a 2016 Niro
The 2016 is a weaker year for this model, passing 3.1 points less often than the Kia Niro average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2016 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.
What a 10-year-old car fails on
A 2016 car is 10 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:
- Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
- Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
- Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
- Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
- Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
- Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested
That is a shade above the middle of the range, still ordinary wear rather than a red flag, but worth checking against the service book for the car's age. On a 2016 Kia Niro the average at test was 67,511 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.
The strongest year for this model is 2022 at 93.4%, and the weakest in our data is 2017 at 87.5%. That 5.9 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2016 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2017 Kia Niro - 87.5%
- 2018 Kia Niro - 89.7%
- 2019 Kia Niro - 90.3%