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Kia MOT Pass Rates

MOT failure rates for all Kia models based on 7,589,013 real MOT test results.

71.1%
Overall Pass Rate
7,589,013
Total Tests
366
Models

Data from official DVSA MOT testing records

Kia Models by Pass Rate

29 model families from 267 variants. Click a row to expand variants.

Model Family ▲▼Pass Rate ▲▼Total Tests ▼Variants
▶Sportage76.9%1,679,06348
▶Picanto71.0%1,676,01025
▶Ceed69.9%1,050,14828
▶Rio68.8%1,009,44221
▶Sorento67.2%475,24715
▶Venga76.3%335,3929
▶SedonaHigh Fail Rate52.7%320,06311
▶CarensHigh Fail Rate58.0%281,45413
▶Soul74.8%201,0818
▶Niro88.6%169,5608
▶Stonic89.7%72,33911
▶Optima81.3%62,1922
▶CeratoHigh Fail Rate59.6%58,9694
▶Proceed73.6%40,2269
▶Magentis65.3%40,0353
▶Xceed87.9%31,39715
▶ShumaHigh Fail Rate43.9%29,4933
▶PrideHigh Fail Rate36.8%16,6193
▶MentorHigh Fail Rate41.8%10,3822
▶Stinger90.0%8,2572
▶Cee'd71.5%6,99013
UnclassifiedHigh Fail Rate62.8%2,943—
▶Ev694.0%2,3724
ClarusHigh Fail Rate43.0%2,272—
▶Pro72.9%8634
PregioHigh Fail Rate58.6%210—
CarnivalHigh Fail Rate54.5%176—
Kia68.1%141—
Forte71.2%111—

Insufficient Data (<100 tests)

These models had fewer than 100 tests in our database — pass rates may not be statistically reliable.

Model Pass Rate Tests
Niro 3 Hev S-a 100.0% 65
Sportage Gt-line S Phev 4x4 A 100.0% 41
Sportage Gt-line Isg Mhev S-a 100.0% 33
E Niro 98.1% 54
Morning 97.8% 46
Niro 3 Phev S-a 97.6% 41
Picanto Shadow Isg 94.6% 93
Sorento Edition Phev Awd Auto 92.1% 38
Soul Quantum 91.7% 60
Sorento Vision Phev Awd Auto 91.2% 34
Ev Niro 89.2% 37
Ceed Gt-line Crdi Isg Mhev S-a 88.9% 63
Soul Echo 88.9% 54
Sportage Gtln S Isg Mhev4x4 Sa 87.2% 47
Rio 1 Air 86.8% 38
Sportage Kx-3 Crdi Auto 86.4% 88
Sorento Xs 85.5% 76
Sportage Xs Crdi 2wd 84.8% 99
Pro Cee'd 3 Auto 83.8% 37
Sportage Xe Crdi 4wd 83.3% 72
Soul Tempest 83.3% 66
Picanto 2 12v 82.6% 46
Rio Ice Auto 82.1% 39
Sportage First Ed 81.8% 44
Picanto Ls Auto 81.6% 76
Sportage Xi 81.4% 43
Sportage Titan Crdi 4wd 81.1% 53
Sportage Xe 2wd 80.9% 47
Ceed 3 Crdi Isg Mhev S-a 80.6% 67
Sorento Kx-3 Sat Nav Crdi Auto 80.6% 36
Pro Ceed Strike 80.0% 65
Pro Ceed 3 79.3% 58
Telluride 79.2% 48
Sorento Kx-2 Crdi A 4x4 78.5% 79
Picanto 2 12v Auto 78.0% 50
Pacanto 77.3% 44
Sorento Kx-2 Crdi 4x4 76.8% 99
Sorento Kx-3 Crdi A 4x4 76.7% 86
Sportage Kx-2 Crdi Auto 76.5% 68
Magentis Ls 76.3% 59
Rio 2 16v 76.0% 50
Sorento Xi 75.9% 54
Rio 1 Air Ecodynamics 75.8% 33
Picanto Ice Auto 75.7% 37
Cee'd Ls Sw 75.6% 86
Pro Ceed 2 Ecodyn-cs 75.0% 36
Pro Ceed 2 75.0% 64
Ceed 4 75.0% 44
Sorento Xse Crdi Auto 74.5% 47
Picanto Date 74.5% 51
Soul Hunter 74.4% 78
Cee'd Ls Sw Crdi Auto 74.4% 90
Cee'd Ls Sw Auto 74.1% 81
Rio 3 Ecodynamics 73.8% 42
Sedona 3 Crdi Auto 73.6% 53
Soul Tempest Crdi Auto 73.3% 45
Carens Gs5 73.2% 71
Rio Black 72.6% 73
Magentis Tr 72.0% 50
Picanto Red 70.0% 40
Sorento Crdi Xs Auto 69.9% 83
Picanto Zapp A/c 69.1% 68
Sorento Crdi Xs 68.8% 93
Sedona Ts 68.2% 66
Sedona Gs A 67.8% 90
Picanto Ice 67.5% 83
Sorento Xs V6 Auto 66.7% 39
Sorento Xi Crdi Auto 66.0% 53
Carens Le Auto 66.0% 94
Elan 65.9% 41
Mpv 65.6% 32
Sorento Crdi Xe Auto 65.2% 66
Pro Ceed 1 62.9% 35
/ 62.5% 40
Sorrento 62.3% 69
Pro Ceed 2 Ecodynamics 61.5% 39
Cerato Zapp 61.5% 39
Sadona 60.5% 43
Sportage Xe Crdi Auto 59.6% 52
Picanto 3 12v 59.5% 42
Creed 59.5% 42
Carens Gs 5 Seats 59.5% 42
Sportarge 57.6% 33
Sedona L 55.4% 83
Cee,d 55.3% 94
Rio Le+ Auto 54.4% 79
Carens Sr 53.7% 41
Rio L 51.5% 66
Carens Gsx 48.9% 47
Carens Crdi Se Auto 46.2% 39
Sedona Lx 45.7% 46
Carens Crdi Lx 45.7% 35
K2700 45.2% 31
Carens Sx 41.5% 41
Mentor Sx 37.3% 59
Spectra 36.1% 72
Pride L 32.5% 40
Sedona T-le Auto 32.4% 37
Mentor Ii 29.3% 58

About Kia MOT Data

Kia had 7,589,013 MOT tests on record with an overall pass rate of 71.1%. The most reliable Kia model is the Sportage 3 Isg Hev Auto (100.0% pass rate) and the least reliable is the Pride Sx (24.3% pass rate).

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Based on DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2005–2024). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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