Reliability Kia Kia reliability & MOT pass rates How Kia models hold up at MOT, ranked by how many were tested in 2024. Each figure is the share that passed first time, from real DVSA records. Open a model for its full breakdown by age and the faults it fails on more than average.
Sportage 396,816 tests 84% pass rate Picanto 254,561 tests 70% pass rate Ceed 162,819 tests 67% pass rate RIO 134,930 tests 69% pass rate Niro 72,781 tests 87% pass rate Venga 65,346 tests 71% pass rate Sorento 52,169 tests 72% pass rate Soul 31,928 tests 75% pass rate Stonic 28,428 tests 87% pass rate Carens 20,597 tests 67% pass rate Optima 17,775 tests 84% pass rate Niro 4 + EV 12,480 tests 91% pass rate Niro 2 EV 10,074 tests 90% pass rate Sedona 7,570 tests 55% pass rate Niro 3 EV 7,123 tests 89% pass rate Xceed 3 ISG 6,592 tests 87% pass rate Sportage 2 Crdi ISG Mhev 6,054 tests 85% pass rate Xceed 2 ISG 5,130 tests 85% pass rate Sportage 2 Crdi ISG Mhev S-A 4,488 tests 85% pass rate Stinger 4,164 tests 90% pass rate Ceed GT-Line ISG 3,555 tests 85% pass rate Sportage GT-Line Crdi ISG Mhev 3,261 tests 86% pass rate Soul First Edition EV 2,953 tests 90% pass rate Proceed GT-Line ISG 2,654 tests 89% pass rate Stonic 2 2,623 tests 90% pass rate Xceed 3 ISG S-A 2,477 tests 92% pass rate Sportage Platinum Edition ISG 2,111 tests 88% pass rate Niro 2 Phev S-A 1,836 tests 92% pass rate Stonic GT-Line S ISG Mhev 1,676 tests 95% pass rate Stonic GT-Line ISG Mhev 1,670 tests 93% pass rate Sportage Gtln S Crdi Mhev4x4sa 1,456 tests 88% pass rate Picanto GT-Line S ISG 1,374 tests 88% pass rate Proceed GT ISG S-A 1,340 tests 88% pass rate Ceed 2 NAV ISG 1,332 tests 86% pass rate Proceed 1,289 tests 49% pass rate Sportage GT-LN Crdi Mhev SA 1,194 tests 84% pass rate Sportage GT-LN S Crdi Mhev SA 1,189 tests 89% pass rate Xceed 3 Phev S-A 1,187 tests 88% pass rate Stonic Connect Mhev 1,123 tests 94% pass rate Ceed 2 NAV Crdi ISG 1,117 tests 86% pass rate Sportage GT-LN Crdi Mhev4x4 SA 1,109 tests 89% pass rate Stonic Maxx 1,095 tests 89% pass rate Xceed 2 Crdi ISG 1,091 tests 86% pass rate Cerato 1,081 tests 48% pass rate Ceed 2 NAV Crdi ISG Mhev 1,043 tests 83% pass rate Picanto X-Line S Auto 1,043 tests 90% pass rate Check a specific Kia ← All makes
First-time MOT pass rates for class-4 vehicles, DVSA anonymised MOT test dataset (2024). Describes each model in general, not a specific car. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RegVerdict is independent and not affiliated with HPI, DVLA or DVSA.