Manufacturer
Kia
20 Kia models in the UK MOT record. Pass rate below is first-time only — no rectified-at-station reclassifications.
Fleet avg pass
78.6%
1,631,168 tests · 20 models
Kia fleet at a glance
Across the 20 Kia models in the UK MOT record with enough test volume to read seriously, first-time pass rates run from 90.5% on the Stinger versus 60.7% on the Cerato. The most-tested in the lineup is the Sportage (502,249 MOTs). Across the brand, a rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources is the single most-logged Major fail.
Sportage
81%
502,249 tests · fail 15.3% · 11 trims
Picanto
76%
315,297 tests · fail 18.9% · 3 trims
Ceed
74%
212,767 tests · fail 20.9% · 4 trims
Rio
75%
167,559 tests · fail 20.1%
Niro
88%
110,673 tests · fail 8.1% · 5 trims
Venga
77%
78,735 tests · fail 17.2%
Sorento
76%
67,762 tests · fail 19.3% · 3 trims
Soul
77%
42,980 tests · fail 18.9% · 2 trims
Stonic
89%
39,304 tests · fail 7.8% · 5 trims
Carens
71%
26,437 tests · fail 23.1%
Optima
83%
20,792 tests · fail 13.8%
Sedona
65%
10,358 tests · fail 28.4%
Xceed 3 Isg
89%
9,913 tests · fail 8.0% · 2 trims
Proceed
81%
8,934 tests · fail 14.8% · 4 trims
Xceed 2 Isg
87%
5,768 tests · fail 9.8%
Stinger
90%
5,004 tests · fail 7.5%
Xceed Edition Isg
88%
1,902 tests · fail 8.6%
Xceed 3 Phev S A
88%
1,831 tests · fail 7.6%
Cerato
61%
1,470 tests · fail 33.8%
Xceed First Edition Phev S A
90%
1,433 tests · fail 7.9%