# Kia Carens MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Kia Carens passes its MOT first time 63% of the time, from 13,721 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 63%
- MOT tests analysed: 13,721 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 11,847 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 47 (few mots) | 75% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 42 (few mots) | 69% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 980 | 74% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 666 | 72% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 1,520 | 73% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 335 | 65% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 1,513 | 66% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 261 | 65% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 1,762 | 66% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 321 | 64% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 1,715 | 65% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 375 | 64% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 1,104 | 59% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 196 | 62% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 64 (few mots) | 56% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 13 (very few mots) | 54% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 226 | 46% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 52 (few mots) | 48% |
| 2011 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 181 | 51% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 98 (few mots) | 49% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 432 | 51% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 413 | 48% |
| 2009 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 400 | 54% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 302 | 50% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 261 | 48% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 30 (few mots) | 30% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 147 | 39% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 36 (few mots) | 42% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 79 (few mots) | 38% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 24 (few mots) | 46% |
| 2004 | Diesel | 45 (few mots) | 29% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 23 (few mots) | 39% |
| 2003 | Diesel | 26 (few mots) | 39% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 15 (very few mots) | 33% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 7 (very few mots) | 57% |
| 2000 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 33% |

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