2016 Kia Rio: MOT pass rate and reliability
82.3% of 2016 Kia Rios pass the MOT first time, measured across 8,813 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 52,658 miles.
How the 2016 compares
- Against all Kia Rios (74.7%, 97,123 tests): +7.6 points
- Against all 2016 cars (80.9%): +1.4 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 2016 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 2016 Rio
The 2016 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 7.6 points more often than the Kia Rio average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. 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 around average, so condition and service history will tell you more than the odometer does. On a 2016 Kia Rio the average at test was 52,658 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 2016 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2013 Kia Rio - 68.8%
- 2014 Kia Rio - 72.6%
- 2015 Kia Rio - 80.5%
- 2017 Kia Rio - 86%
- 2018 Kia Rio - 88.3%
- 2019 Kia Rio - 88%