Kia MOT pass rate

1,462,629 MOT tests in 2024. Overall pass rate: 79.3%

Kia has a 79.3% MOT pass rate based on 1,462,629 real DVSA test records from 2024. That is 1.0 percentage points above the UK average of 78.3%. It ranks 45 out of 85 makes.

The strongest model is the Sportage GT-Line S Isg Hev A at 98.5%, while the Cerato is lowest at 60.4%.

The single most common reason a Kia fails its MOT is a suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, which accounted for 39,047 failures.

Most common Kia MOT failures

Reason	Count
a suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn	39,047
tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements	33,129
a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm	25,377
a tyre seriously damaged	24,788
wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen	20,931
a steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play	20,334
parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement	19,116
windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen	17,006
a lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	16,795
a suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc	16,703

How Kia compares

Kia pass rate79.3%

UK average78.3%

Black line = UK average (78.3%). Based on 57.7 million MOT tests.

All Kia models

Model	Tests	Pass rate	Avg mileage
Sportage	415,042	81%	63,828
Picanto	264,523	76.9%	48,373
Ceed	180,548	73.9%	81,132
Rio	154,264	74.7%	67,703
Venga	65,772	77.2%	56,793
Sorento	56,556	76.8%	84,646
Niro	52,965	88.3%	45,926
Soul	36,418	76.3%	72,503
Stonic	24,703	88.5%	35,598
Carens	23,588	71.4%	81,679
Optima	18,491	83.6%	77,725
Niro 4 + Ev	10,679	91.1%	35,729
Sedona	9,029	65.4%	102,339
Niro 4 Ev	8,356	88%	44,634
Niro 3 Ev	7,807	89.5%	52,985
Xceed 3 Isg	6,963	88.2%	27,392
Sportage 2 Crdi Isg Mhev	6,647	86.7%	31,950
Niro 2 Ev	6,624	91%	46,127
Xceed 2 Isg	5,732	87.3%	29,068
Stinger	4,768	91%	39,005
Sportage 2 Crdi Isg Mhev S-A	4,247	87%	30,643
Ceed GT-Line Isg	3,734	87.4%	30,760
Sportage GT-Line Crdi Isg Mhev	3,383	87.1%	31,599
Soul First Edition Ev	3,086	90%	27,760
Niro 2 Phev S-A	2,602	91.9%	40,554
Proceed GT-Line Isg	2,470	89.2%	32,083
Sportage Platinum Edition Isg	2,216	88%	30,037
Proceed	2,175	65.7%	95,972
Sportage Gt-Ln Crdi Mhev Sa	2,154	84.2%	34,269
Stonic 2	2,111	90.1%	22,951
Sportage Gtln S Crdi Mhev4X4Sa	2,101	89.8%	27,475
Xceed 3 Isg S-A	1,981	91.4%	23,973
Ceed 2 Nav Isg	1,870	87.3%	33,303
Xceed Edition Isg	1,827	87.5%	25,987
Proceed Gt Isg S-A	1,825	90.3%	37,453
Picanto X-Line S Auto	1,794	90.1%	16,750
Xceed 3 Phev S-A	1,727	88.7%	35,967
Sportage Gt-Ln S Crdi Mhev Sa	1,705	89.4%	28,304
Sportage Gt-Ln Crdi Mhev4X4 Sa	1,466	89.6%	30,107
Sportage 3 Crdi Isg Mhev S-A	1,423	87.9%	31,232
Sportage 3 Isg	1,395	87.5%	27,512
Stonic GT-Line Isg Mhev	1,381	93.3%	21,816
Xceed First Edition Phev S-A	1,378	90.1%	30,640
Cerato	1,336	60.4%	87,911
Ceed 2 Nav Crdi Isg	1,286	86.8%	53,741
Picanto GT-Line S Isg	1,256	88.4%	17,772
Stonic Connect Mhev	1,221	93.5%	21,172
Stonic Maxx	1,199	89.5%	28,590
Stonic GT-Line S Isg Mhev	1,177	95.2%	20,743
Sorento 4 Hev Awd Auto	1,168	87.3%	28,419
Xceed 2 Crdi Isg	1,133	87.4%	36,214
Proceed GT-Line S Isg S-A	1,109	87.1%	32,029
Proceed GT-Line Isg S-A	1,063	88.3%	34,591
Stonic 2 S-A	1,023	89.7%	19,858
Xceed First Edition Isg S-A	1,020	86.6%	27,680
Rio 3 Mhev	995	92%	22,770
Proceed GT-Line Crdi Isg S-A	978	85.8%	54,561
Sportage 3 Isg 4X4	950	87.1%	26,139
Sportage 3 Crdi Isg Mhev	939	86.7%	31,304
Magentis	891	66.1%	89,775
Sportage GT-Line S Isg	886	86.8%	25,362
Picanto Titanium Edition	884	89.8%	23,021
Ceed 2 Nav Crdi Isg Mhev	881	84.7%	45,450
Sorento 3 Crdi Awd S-A	862	89%	30,738
Sorento 3 Hev Awd Auto	826	87%	30,382
Proceed GT-Line Crdi Isg	823	86.3%	51,223
Rio GT-Line S Mhev	802	94.5%	21,501
Xceed First Edition Isg	782	91.2%	27,092
Sportage 4 Crdi Isg Mhev S-A	775	88%	34,904
Sorento 4 Phev Awd Auto	775	89.2%	30,116
Picanto GT-Line Isg	750	88.7%	18,506
Stonic GT-Line S Isg Mhev S-A	744	95.7%	18,560
Picanto GT-Line Auto	730	88.6%	15,491
Picanto Zest	681	90.3%	19,070
Ev6 GT-Line S	654	93.4%	23,339
Xceed Connect Isg	626	94.2%	22,316
Ev6 GT-Line	614	94.8%	27,696
Ceed 2 Crdi Isg Mhev	612	86.9%	33,031
Ev6 Air	607	93.9%	40,341
Sorento 2 Hev Awd Auto	599	86.1%	28,669
Sportage 4 Crdi Isg Mhev	594	90.4%	34,686
Xceed 4 Isg S-A	588	92.7%	22,629
Stonic GT-Line Isg Mhev S-A	581	95%	20,202
Ceed GT-Line Lunar Edition Isg	575	86.8%	31,339
Xceed 4 Isg	550	96.2%	20,916
Niro Connect Hev S-A	548	94.5%	22,936
Xceed 3 Crdi Isg	547	87.8%	37,722
Niro 2 Hev S-A	540	94.8%	31,480
Ceed 3 Phev S-A	529	84.5%	47,790
Sorento 3 Phev Awd Auto	526	89.2%	34,401
Sportage GT-Line Crdi Isg 4X4	524	87.8%	34,061
Sportage 4 Crdi Isg Mhev4X4 Sa	502	89%	35,260
Stonic Maxx S-A	455	87.7%	24,472
Picanto Titanium Edition Auto	453	90.3%	17,109
Ceed GT-Line Crdi	450	84.2%	44,747
Stonic Connect Mhev S-A	449	92.7%	21,921
Rio 2 S-A	430	94.4%	17,601
Sportage Jbl Black Ed Isg Sa	425	86.4%	25,616
Sportage Gt-Ln S Crdi Isg Mhev	418	84.4%	28,482
Sportage Jbl Black Edition Isg	412	87.9%	23,843
Ceed GT-Line Crdi Isg S-A	394	80.5%	40,680
Ceed 3 Crdi Isg Mhev	391	82.4%	44,299
Ceed GT-Line Isg S-A	361	90.9%	32,821
Rio 3 Mhev S-A	356	86.5%	25,636
Ceed GT-Line Crdi Isg Mhev	338	91.4%	33,502
Ceed GT-Line S Isg S-A	338	82%	24,416
Ceed Gt Isg	337	86.9%	32,695
Xceed 3 Crdi Isg Mhev	324	91%	32,538
Sportage 1 Crdi Isg Mhev	316	85.1%	40,564
Sportage 4 Crdi Isg Mhev 4X4 A	314	90.1%	36,300
Sportage Launch Edition Isg	303	96.7%	20,384
Ev6 GT-Line S Awd	274	93.1%	25,376
Sportage GT-Line S Isg Hev A	271	98.5%	24,172
Proceed GT-Line Lunar Ed Isg	242	91.7%	31,975
Unclassified	235	71.5%	77,803
Sportage Jbl Blk Ed Di Mhev Sa	235	90.6%	35,255
Rio GT-Line S Mhev S-A	219	94.1%	16,523
Sportage Jbl Blk Ed Crdi Mhev	213	84.5%	28,346
Sorento 2 Phev Awd Auto	203	94.6%	35,899
Ceed GT-Line Crdi Isg	201	90.5%	40,635