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

The Kia Niro passes its MOT first time 88% of the time, from 104,555 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 88%
- MOT tests analysed: 104,555 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Wheels & tyres
- Licensed in Great Britain: 135,296 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | Hybrid | 44 (few mots) | 100% |
| 2025 | HYBRID ELECTRIC (CLEAN) | 41 (few mots) | 100% |
| 2025 | Electric | 8 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2025 | ED | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2024 | Electric | 1,004 | 95% |
| 2024 | HYBRID ELECTRIC (CLEAN) | 836 | 96% |
| 2024 | Hybrid | 115 | 97% |
| 2023 | Electric | 2,370 | 91% |
| 2023 | HYBRID ELECTRIC (CLEAN) | 957 | 92% |
| 2023 | Hybrid | 247 | 94% |
| 2022 | Electric | 13,883 | 88% |
| 2022 | Hybrid | 7,981 | 90% |
| 2022 | HYBRID ELECTRIC (CLEAN) | 5,005 | 90% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 172 | 93% |
| 2021 | Electric | 15,127 | 87% |
| 2021 | Hybrid | 11,003 | 89% |
| 2021 | HYBRID ELECTRIC (CLEAN) | 1,545 | 91% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 2020 | Hybrid | 12,476 | 87% |
| 2020 | Electric | 7,254 | 86% |
| 2020 | HYBRID ELECTRIC (CLEAN) | 587 | 88% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 6 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2019 | Hybrid | 9,879 | 86% |
| 2019 | Electric | 746 | 85% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2019 | HYBRID ELECTRIC (CLEAN) | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2018 | Hybrid | 7,447 | 86% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2018 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2017 | Hybrid | 4,523 | 84% |
| 2017 | HYBRID ELECTRIC (CLEAN) | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2016 | Hybrid | 1,279 | 84% |
| 2012 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |

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