MOT pass rates / KIA
KIA: 74% pass.
917,707 MOT tests on KIA cars aged 3 and over passed first time 74% of the time in 2025. Here is each model, and how it does as it ages.
Every KIA model.
01 / ModelsSource: Anonymised MOT tests and results (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency) Checked
| Model | All ages | 3 to 5 years | 6 to 9 years | 10 to 14 years | 15+ years | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sportage | 75% | 84% | 78% | 64% | 53% | 252,993 |
| Picanto | 70% | 86% | 79% | 63% | 52% | 176,025 |
| Ceed | 66% | 84% | 76% | 59% | 51% | 108,297 |
| RIO | 69% | 85% | 79% | 62% | 53% | 93,579 |
| Niro | 87% | 88% | 85% | – | – | 50,070 |
| Venga | 71% | 89% | 82% | 61% | 52% | 46,354 |
| Sorento | 69% | 81% | 78% | 63% | 54% | 30,513 |
| Soul | 68% | 87% | 81% | 63% | 53% | 21,857 |
| Stonic | 86% | 87% | 85% | – | – | 19,050 |
| NIRO 4 + EV | 87% | 87% | – | – | – | 14,414 |
| Carens | 63% | – | 69% | 62% | 48% | 13,607 |
| Optima | 79% | 82% | 81% | 66% | – | 10,845 |
| NIRO 2 EV | 89% | 89% | – | – | – | 6,335 |
| NIRO 3 EV | 85% | 85% | – | – | – | 5,941 |
| XCEED 3 ISG | 87% | 87% | – | – | – | 4,406 |
| XCEED 2 ISG | 86% | 86% | – | – | – | 4,064 |
| Sedona | 55% | – | – | 61% | 53% | 4,020 |
| Ceed Gt-Line Isg | 86% | 86% | 83% | – | – | 2,700 |
| STONIC 2 | 87% | 87% | – | – | – | 2,171 |
| Stinger | 88% | 87% | 88% | – | – | 2,040 |
| Soul First Edition Ev | 87% | 87% | – | – | – | 1,919 |
| Sportage Gt-Line Crdi Isg Mhev | 85% | 85% | – | – | – | 1,818 |
| Proceed Gt-Line Isg | 85% | 86% | 84% | – | – | 1,760 |
| XCEED 3 ISG S-A | 89% | 89% | – | – | – | 1,543 |
| Sportage Platinum Edition Isg | 85% | 85% | – | – | – | 1,366 |
| Stonic Gt-Line Isg Mhev | 90% | 90% | – | – | – | 1,349 |
| Picanto X-Line S Auto | 89% | 89% | – | – | – | 1,300 |
| SPORTAGE 3 ISG | 87% | 87% | – | – | – | 1,287 |
| Proceed | 55% | – | – | 56% | 51% | 1,285 |
| CEED 2 NAV ISG | 84% | 84% | – | – | – | 1,271 |
| Xceed Edition Isg | 84% | 84% | – | – | – | 1,223 |
| Stonic Gt-Line S Isg Mhev | 92% | 92% | – | – | – | 1,101 |
| XCEED 3 PHEV S-A | 89% | 89% | – | – | – | 1,076 |
| Picanto Gt-Line S Isg | 86% | 86% | – | – | – | 1,073 |
| Proceed Gt Isg S-A | 84% | 84% | 83% | – | – | 917 |
| Stonic Connect Mhev | 89% | 89% | – | – | – | 895 |
| SORENTO 4 HEV AWD AUTO | 86% | 86% | – | – | – | 872 |
| SPORTAGE GT-LN CRDI MHEV4X4 SA | 85% | 85% | – | – | – | 866 |
| STONIC 2 S-A | 91% | 91% | – | – | – | 787 |
| CEED 2 NAV CRDI ISG | 82% | 81% | – | – | – | 784 |
| CEED 2 NAV CRDI ISG MHEV | 83% | 83% | – | – | – | 734 |
| Sportage Gt-Line Isg Hev Auto | 88% | 88% | – | – | – | 729 |
| Stonic Maxx | 87% | 87% | – | – | – | 724 |
| RIO 3 MHEV | 88% | 88% | – | – | – | 715 |
| SPORTAGE 3 CRDI ISG MHEV S-A | 83% | 83% | – | – | – | 705 |
| SORENTO 3 CRDI AWD S-A | 85% | 85% | – | – | – | 702 |
| Picanto Gt-Line Auto | 85% | 85% | – | – | – | 696 |
| XCEED 2 CRDI ISG | 88% | 88% | – | – | – | 676 |
| Sportage Gt-Line S Isg Hev A | 90% | 90% | – | – | – | 672 |
| Xceed Connect Isg | 88% | 88% | – | – | – | 665 |
| Picanto Gt-Line Isg | 83% | 83% | – | – | – | 660 |
| SORENTO 3 HEV AWD AUTO | 87% | 87% | – | – | – | 660 |
| SPORTAGE 3 ISG 4X4 | 85% | 85% | – | – | – | 658 |
| Sportage Launch Edition Isg | 89% | 89% | – | – | – | 619 |
| Picanto Titanium Edition | 89% | 89% | – | – | – | 612 |
| Proceed Gt-Line S Isg S-A | 82% | 82% | – | – | – | 593 |
| Stonic Gt-Line S Isg Mhev S-A | 93% | 93% | – | – | – | 577 |
| Rio Gt-Line S Mhev | 89% | 89% | – | – | – | 574 |
| SPORTAGE 2 ISG | 84% | 84% | – | – | – | 563 |
| EV6 GT-LINE | 91% | 91% | – | – | – | 559 |
| Picanto Zest | 88% | 88% | – | – | – | 559 |
| XCEED 4 ISG | 87% | 87% | – | – | – | 559 |
| CEED 2 CRDI ISG MHEV | 80% | 80% | – | – | – | 557 |
| Xceed First Edition Isg | 86% | 86% | – | – | – | 530 |
| Xceed First Edition Isg S-A | 87% | 87% | – | – | – | 523 |
| Sportage Gt-Line Isg | 89% | 89% | – | – | – | 516 |
| SORENTO 4 PHEV AWD AUTO | 92% | 92% | – | – | – | 510 |
| Proceed Gt-Line Isg S-A | 80% | 80% | – | – | – | 473 |
| Cerato | 51% | – | – | – | 51% | 471 |
| EV6 GT-LINE S | 86% | 86% | – | – | – | 446 |
| SORENTO 2 HEV AWD AUTO | 80% | 80% | – | – | – | 441 |
| Proceed Gt-Line Crdi Isg S-A | 79% | 79% | 79% | – | – | 440 |
| EV6 AIR | 89% | 89% | – | – | – | 437 |
| Sportage Gt-Line S Isg | 87% | 87% | – | – | – | 428 |
| Proceed Gt-Line Crdi Isg | 84% | 88% | – | – | – | 396 |
| SORENTO 3 PHEV AWD AUTO | 92% | 92% | – | – | – | 393 |
| Stonic Gt-Line Isg Mhev S-A | 91% | 91% | – | – | – | 384 |
| SPORTAGE 4 CRDI ISG MHEV S-A | 82% | 82% | – | – | – | 382 |
| Stonic Connect Mhev S-A | 87% | 87% | – | – | – | 375 |
| XCEED 3 CRDI ISG | 88% | 88% | – | – | – | 364 |
| SPORTAGE 4 CRDI ISG MHEV | 84% | 84% | – | – | – | 349 |
| Magentis | 60% | – | – | – | 60% | 337 |
| XCEED 4 ISG S-A | 88% | 88% | – | – | – | 335 |
| Ceed Gt-Line Lunar Edition Isg | 87% | 87% | – | – | – | 320 |
| Ceed Gt-Line Crdi | 84% | 84% | 83% | – | – | 316 |
Models with fewer than 300 tests, and age groups with fewer than 100, are left out. A dash means too few tests. Older cars fail more, so compare models at the same age.
- A pass rate is the share of normal MOT tests a car passed first time, with no repair needed at the test station. A car that failed and was fixed on the spot is counted separately. Retests, aborted tests and other vehicles are left out.
- The figures say how often cars of a kind pass, not how reliable or safe they are. Cars that are looked after better, or that are driven fewer miles, pass more often, and that differs by model. Groups of fewer than 30 tests are left out.
- Make and model names are as DVSA records them, and a model can appear under more than one name.
Data sources
- Anonymised MOT tests and results (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT test results for cars, counted by make, model and age from DVSA's anonymised data. The counts are ours; DVSA does not endorse them.