2019 Kia Niro: MOT pass rate and reliability
90.3% of 2019 Kia Niros pass the MOT first time, measured across 10,501 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 55,563 miles.
How the 2019 compares
- Against all Kia Niros (90.7%, 48,516 tests): -0.4 points
- Against all 2019 cars (87.9%): +2.4 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 2019 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 2019 Niro
The 2019 sits close to the Kia Niro average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. 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 7-year-old car fails on
A 2019 car is 7 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 around average, so condition and service history will tell you more than the odometer does. On a 2019 Kia Niro the average at test was 55,563 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 2019 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2016 Kia Niro - 87.6%
- 2017 Kia Niro - 87.5%
- 2018 Kia Niro - 89.7%
- 2020 Kia Niro - 92.1%
- 2021 Kia Niro - 91.6%
- 2022 Kia Niro - 93.4%