Kia: MOT pass rate and reliability
Kia vehicles pass the MOT first time 78.9% of the time, measured across 957,659 DVSA tests. That is 1.9 points better than the 77% national average, ranking Kia 20 of 51 major brands sold in the UK.
Every brand ranked
- Ferrari - 95.9%
- LEVC - 95.4%
- Aston Martin - 93.2%
- Bentley - 92.5%
- Porsche - 88.7%
- Lexus - 87.7%
- Tesla - 84.8%
- Maserati - 84.3%
- MG - 83.9%
- BMW - 82.5%
- Jaguar - 81.9%
- Abarth - 81.8%
- Audi - 81.6%
- MINI - 81.6%
- Toyota - 81.3%
- Land Rover - 80.6%
- Skoda - 80.6%
- Mercedes-Benz - 79.9%
- Suzuki - 79.5%
- Kia - 78.9%
- Hyundai - 78.8%
- SEAT - 78.7%
- Subaru - 78.6%
- Honda - 78.3%
- Dacia - 78.3%
- Volvo - 78.2%
- Jeep - 78%
- Smart (Mcc) - 77.7%
- Smart - 77.2%
- Volkswagen - 77.1%
- Mazda - 77%
- Mitsubishi - 76.9%
- DS - 76.2%
- London Taxis International - 75.5%
- Ford - 74.8%
- Isuzu - 73.7%
- Nissan - 73.4%
- Peugeot - 73.2%
- Fiat - 73%
- Ssangyong - 73%
- Vauxhall - 72.4%
- Alfa Romeo - 72.4%
- Citroen - 70.8%
- Iveco - 70.2%
- Rover - 70.2%
- Saab - 69.1%
- Renault - 68.1%
- Chrysler - 67.2%
- Daihatsu - 67.1%
- Chrysler-Jeep - 67%
- Chevrolet - 62.8%
Kia models
- Kia Sportage - 79.4%, 259,199 tests
- Kia Picanto - 75.7%, 181,656 tests
- Kia Ceed - 71.6%, 114,055 tests
- Kia Rio - 74.3%, 97,646 tests
- Kia Niro - 90.3%, 48,721 tests
- Kia Venga - 78.4%, 47,444 tests
- Kia Sorento - 72.6%, 33,349 tests
- Kia Soul - 73.7%, 22,681 tests
- Kia Stonic - 89.9%, 19,189 tests
- Kia Carens - 70%, 14,913 tests
- Kia Optima - 81.7%, 11,356 tests
- Kia Niro 4 + Ev - 91.6%, 8,472 tests
- Kia Niro 2 Ev - 93.3%, 8,223 tests
- Kia Niro 3 Ev - 91.4%, 5,856 tests
- Kia Niro 4 Ev - 89.9%, 5,761 tests
- Kia Sedona - 60.7%, 5,156 tests
- Kia Xceed 3 Isg - 89%, 4,134 tests
- Kia Sportage 2 Crdi Isg Mhev - 87.6%, 3,706 tests
- Kia Xceed 2 Isg - 88.3%, 3,451 tests
- Kia Sportage 2 Crdi Isg Mhev S-A - 88.4%, 2,585 tests
- Kia Ceed GT-Line Isg - 87.5%, 2,262 tests
- Kia Stinger - 88.2%, 2,093 tests
- Kia Soul First Edition Ev - 91.2%, 1,957 tests
- Kia Stonic 2 - 92.1%, 1,919 tests
- Kia Niro 2 Phev S-A - 93.8%, 1,908 tests
- Kia Sportage GT-Line Crdi Isg Mhev - 87.7%, 1,875 tests
- Kia Proceed - 62.1%, 1,531 tests
- Kia Proceed GT-Line Isg - 88.1%, 1,530 tests
- Kia Xceed 3 Isg S-A - 92.3%, 1,511 tests
- Kia Sportage Platinum Edition Isg - 90.5%, 1,384 tests
- Kia Ceed 2 Nav Isg - 88.2%, 1,259 tests
- Kia Xceed Edition Isg - 89.7%, 1,221 tests
- Kia Xceed 3 Phev S-A - 90.2%, 1,210 tests
- Kia Picanto X-Line S Auto - 90.9%, 1,164 tests
- Kia Sportage GT-Ln Crdi Mhev Sa - 85.9%, 1,115 tests
- Kia Stonic GT-Line Isg Mhev - 94.6%, 1,099 tests
- Kia Sportage Gtln S Crdi Mhev4x4sa - 91.3%, 1,002 tests
- Kia Picanto GT-Line S Isg - 87.9%, 994 tests
- Kia Stonic GT-Line S Isg Mhev - 96.3%, 986 tests
- Kia Sportage GT-Ln S Crdi Mhev Sa - 89.1%, 892 tests
- Kia Proceed GT Isg S-A - 85.5%, 851 tests
- Kia Ceed 2 Nav Crdi Isg - 87.9%, 818 tests
- Kia Stonic Connect Mhev - 94.5%, 815 tests
- Kia Sportage 3 Isg - 88.4%, 810 tests
- Kia Sportage GT-Ln Crdi Mhev4x4 Sa - 88%, 784 tests
- Kia Sorento 4 Hev Awd Auto - 90.3%, 780 tests
- Kia Ceed 2 Nav Crdi Isg Mhev - 86.7%, 767 tests
- Kia Sportage 3 Crdi Isg Mhev S-A - 87.6%, 761 tests
- Kia Cerato - 55.8%, 751 tests
- Kia Xceed First Edition Phev S-A - 89.8%, 736 tests
- Kia Stonic Maxx - 91.6%, 736 tests
- Kia Xceed 2 Crdi Isg - 88.7%, 711 tests
- Kia Sorento 3 Crdi Awd S-A - 89.8%, 697 tests
- Kia Sportage 3 Isg 4x4 - 90.6%, 671 tests
- Kia Stonic 2 S-A - 92.1%, 670 tests
- Kia Picanto GT-Line Auto - 89.9%, 636 tests
- Kia Rio 3 Mhev - 93.4%, 624 tests
- Kia Picanto Titanium Edition - 92%, 614 tests
- Kia Proceed GT-Line S Isg S-A - 85.7%, 610 tests
- Kia Picanto GT-Line Isg - 90.6%, 607 tests
- Kia Picanto Zest - 93.2%, 585 tests
- Kia Sorento 3 Hev Awd Auto - 88.2%, 584 tests
- Kia Magentis - 62.9%, 580 tests
- Kia Ceed 2 Crdi Isg Mhev - 86.5%, 579 tests
- Kia Xceed First Edition Isg S-A - 89.8%, 578 tests
- Kia Xceed First Edition Isg - 90.8%, 554 tests
- Kia Proceed GT-Line Isg S-A - 88.8%, 546 tests
- Kia Sportage 3 Crdi Isg Mhev - 85.9%, 539 tests
- Kia Stonic GT-Line S Isg Mhev S-A - 96.1%, 533 tests
Most common MOT failures across every Kia
Pooled across all Kia models, not just one: what actually fails on a Kia more than the UK average.
- Parking brake inoperative on one side, 0.9% of tests (2x the national rate for this defect)
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 1.6% of tests (1.7x the national rate for this defect)
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 1.6% of tests (1.61x the national rate for this defect)
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 1% of tests (1.37x the national rate for this defect)
- a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 2% of tests (1.32x the national rate for this defect)
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.7% of tests (1.22x the national rate for this defect)
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2.7% of tests (1.16x the national rate for this defect)
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 3.1% of tests
- A tyre seriously damaged, 2% of tests
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 1.4% of tests
From 1,420,501 DVSA-tracked Kia tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 6.18% of these flagged defects as "dangerous", against 4.97% nationally.
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