Hybrid Kia Niro: MOT pass rate

90.7% of hybrid Kia Niros pass the MOT first time, measured across 47,100 DVSA tests on that fuel type alone. Average mileage at test was 47,385.

Hybrid against the other Kia Niro versions

Why the fuel type changes the number

Hybrids sidestep most emissions failures and tend to do lighter urban miles, though the extra weight tells on tyres and brakes.

On the Kia Niro specifically, hybrid is the strongest at 90.7%, and this hybrid version sits 0 points above the 90.7% model average.

What it means if you are buying one

There is little to choose between fuel types on this model, so decide on running costs and mileage rather than MOT record. Buying a damaged one? run it through the analyzer, check the exact car, decode the VIN and check the mileage before you bid.

Mileage is part of the answer

The average hybrid Kia Niro had covered 47,385 miles at test, against 61,729 for the electric. That is below average for a car this age, worth a mileage-consistency check since an unusually low reading is sometimes clocking rather than luck.

Fuel type and mileage are tangled together: diesels are usually bought by higher-mileage drivers, so some of any gap between fuels is the miles rather than the engine. The per-year figures on the Kia Niro page separate age from fuel if you want to isolate one.

Most common MOT failures on a hybrid Kia Niro

1. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 2.4% of tests (1.43x the national rate for this defect)
2. Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 0.2% of tests (1.17x the national rate for this defect)
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.7% of tests
4. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2% of tests
5. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.7% of tests
6. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.5% of tests
7. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 0.4% of tests
8. A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.4% of tests
9. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 0.4% of tests
10. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.3% of tests

From 47,251 DVSA-tracked hybrid Kia Niro tests, 2024, split out from the Kia Niro's other fuel types. DVSA testers marked 8.2% of these flagged defects as "dangerous", against 5.11% nationally. See which fuel type fails on the most dangerous defects nationally for how that compares across the whole fleet.

Most common MOT advisories on a hybrid Kia Niro

Flagged but doesn't fail the car, a different list from the failures above.

1. A tyre seriously damaged, 20.1% of tests (1.3x the national rate for this defect), also fails
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 22.3% of tests, also fails
3. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 6.2% of tests
4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.5% of tests, also fails
5. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 0.8% of tests
6. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.7% of tests
7. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.7% of tests
8. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.6% of tests
9. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.3% of tests
10. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 0.2% of tests

From 47,251 DVSA-tracked hybrid Kia Niro tests, 2024.

Other Kia Niro fuel types

• Electric Kia Niro - 88.9%

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