2013 Kia Rio: MOT pass rate and reliability
68.8% of 2013 Kia Rios pass the MOT first time, measured across 9,935 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 77,041 miles.
How the 2013 compares
- Against all Kia Rios (74.7%, 97,123 tests): -5.9 points
- Against all 2013 cars (72.9%): -4.1 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Kia Rio model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2013 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Kia Rio:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 53.2% | 299 | 68,176 |
| 2005 | 59.6% | 493 | 83,487 |
| 2006 | 59.2% | 914 | 92,670 |
| 2007 | 56.2% | 1,163 | 92,206 |
| 2008 | 57.8% | 2,019 | 90,887 |
| 2009 | 62.4% | 4,736 | 84,012 |
| 2010 | 62.4% | 6,034 | 85,810 |
| 2011 | 62.1% | 6,814 | 82,517 |
| 2012 | 65.8% | 8,986 | 84,453 |
| 2013 | 68.8% | 9,935 | 77,041 |
| 2014 | 72.6% | 11,053 | 69,603 |
| 2015 | 80.5% | 11,371 | 60,450 |
| 2016 | 82.3% | 8,813 | 52,658 |
| 2017 | 86% | 8,084 | 48,950 |
| 2018 | 88.3% | 5,732 | 40,278 |
| 2019 | 88% | 4,876 | 32,537 |
| 2020 | 90.2% | 3,142 | 26,420 |
| 2021 | 94.4% | 2,229 | 21,618 |
What this means if you are buying a 2013 Rio
The 2013 is a weaker year for this model, passing 5.9 points less often than the Kia Rio average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2013 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 13-year-old car fails on
A 2013 car is 13 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 2013 Kia Rio the average at test was 77,041 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 2021 at 94.4%, and the weakest in our data is 2004 at 53.2%. That 41.2 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2013 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2010 Kia Rio - 62.4%
- 2011 Kia Rio - 62.1%
- 2012 Kia Rio - 65.8%
- 2014 Kia Rio - 72.6%
- 2015 Kia Rio - 80.5%
- 2016 Kia Rio - 82.3%