Manufacturer
Kia
46 Kia models in the UK MOT record. Pass rate below is first-time only — no rectified-at-station reclassifications.
Fleet avg pass
77.5%
1,046,639 tests · 46 models
Kia fleet at a glance
Across the 46 Kia models in the UK MOT record with enough test volume to read seriously, first-time pass rates run from 93.0% on the Soul First Edition EV versus 62.3% on the Cerato. The most-tested in the lineup is the Sportage (290,096 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
80%
290,096 tests · fail 15.9%
Picanto
76%
215,314 tests · fail 18.9%
Ceed
73%
146,115 tests · fail 21.4%
Rio
75%
121,121 tests · fail 19.9%
Venga
78%
57,198 tests · fail 16.8%
Sorento
74%
44,545 tests · fail 21.5%
Niro
88%
40,429 tests · fail 8.2%
Soul
76%
28,529 tests · fail 19.5%
Stonic
89%
20,583 tests · fail 7.4%
Carens
71%
20,362 tests · fail 23.0%
Optima
82%
13,380 tests · fail 14.8%
Sedona
65%
8,352 tests · fail 28.9%
Niro 2 EV
93%
4,222 tests · fail 3.8%
Niro 3 EV
90%
3,140 tests · fail 5.0%
Xceed 3 Isg
87%
2,434 tests · fail 8.7%
Proceed
67%
2,169 tests · fail 25.9%
Xceed 2 Isg
90%
2,158 tests · fail 6.4%
Stinger
89%
2,115 tests · fail 8.9%
Niro 4 + EV
92%
1,925 tests · fail 5.5%
Ceed GT Line Isg
87%
1,485 tests · fail 9.2%
Sportage Platinum Edition Isg
88%
1,469 tests · fail 7.8%
Cerato
62%
1,352 tests · fail 31.8%
Sportage 2 Crdi Isg Mhev S A
87%
1,329 tests · fail 8.2%
Sportage 2 Crdi Isg Mhev
85%
1,149 tests · fail 8.4%
Ceed 2 Nav Isg
88%
985 tests · fail 8.0%
Magentis
66%
962 tests · fail 27.6%
Soul First Edition EV
93%
958 tests · fail 5.3%
Xceed 3 Isg S A
89%
904 tests · fail 7.8%
Proceed GT Line Isg
86%
862 tests · fail 10.1%
Ceed 2 Nav Crdi Isg
82%
849 tests · fail 12.4%
Sportage GT LN Crdi Mhev SA
82%
804 tests · fail 11.9%
Stonic Maxx
91%
765 tests · fail 5.4%
Proceed GT Isg S A
85%
733 tests · fail 12.0%
Xceed Edition Isg
87%
731 tests · fail 9.6%
Xceed 2 Crdi Isg
88%
724 tests · fail 7.6%
Sportage GT Line Crdi Isg Mhev
86%
721 tests · fail 9.4%
Picanto X Line S Auto
91%
700 tests · fail 6.0%
Niro 2 Phev S A
92%
666 tests · fail 2.9%
Picanto Titanium Edition
88%
663 tests · fail 7.7%
Xceed First Edition Isg S A
90%
575 tests · fail 7.5%
Picanto Zest
93%
572 tests · fail 4.4%
Xceed First Edition Isg
89%
528 tests · fail 7.8%
Proceed GT Line Crdi Isg S A
84%
520 tests · fail 11.3%
Sportage 4 Crdi Isg Mhev S A
84%
485 tests · fail 9.7%
Proceed GT Line Crdi Isg
84%
482 tests · fail 12.2%
Sportage 3 Isg
87%
479 tests · fail 8.3%