Kia Magentis MOT reliability

Kia Magentiss passed their MOT first time 59% of the time across 445 tests in 2025. 300 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

59%

MOTs analysed

445

Still licensed (GB)

300

Body type

Sedan

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2007 petrol

35 MOTs

These figures come from 35 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 66%. Typical mileage 83,930 (most between 63,520 and 105,452).

2008: 100% → 2009: 100% → 2010: 83% → 2011: 78% → 2012: 74% → 2013: 67% → 2014: 67% → 2015: 67% → 2016: 69% → 2017: 61% → 2018: 56% → 2019: 62% → 2020: 54% → 2021: 57% → 2022: 57% → 2023: 66% → 2024: 60% → 2025: 66%

Most common failures

Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn (11.4%)
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect (8.6%)
Linkage ball joints: ball joint excessively worn (5.7%)
Service brake performance: excessively binding (5.7%)
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play (5.7%)

2007 diesel

21 MOTs

These figures come from 21 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 48%. Typical mileage 94,501 (most between 82,154 and 122,680).

2007: 100% → 2008: 88% → 2009: 83% → 2010: 79% → 2011: 77% → 2012: 66% → 2013: 67% → 2014: 61% → 2015: 62% → 2016: 61% → 2017: 54% → 2018: 59% → 2019: 54% → 2020: 54% → 2021: 59% → 2022: 51% → 2023: 48% → 2024: 59% → 2025: 48%

Most common failures

Suspension arm: corroded and seriously weakened (9.5%)
Sub-frame: corroded and seriously weakened (4.8%)
Anti-lock braking system: warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (4.8%)
Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (4.8%)
Headlamp: has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.8%)

Where 2007 Magentiss fail

Suspension & axles

17.1%

Brakes

14.3%

Lights & electrics

11.4%

Body, structure & corrosion

8.6%

Visibility & wipers

8.6%

Steering

5.7%

Wheels & tyres

2.9%

Seat belts & other equipment

2.9%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.