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

The Kia Rio passes its MOT first time 70% of the time, from 99,483 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 70%
- MOT tests analysed: 99,483 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 93,670 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | Petrol | 140 | 96% |
| 2023 | Hybrid | 58 (few mots) | 93% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 3,261 | 91% |
| 2022 | Hybrid | 1,395 | 92% |
| 2022 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 2,421 | 86% |
| 2021 | Hybrid | 1,235 | 87% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 3,198 | 85% |
| 2020 | Hybrid | 186 | 90% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 4,843 | 84% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 5,493 | 85% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 232 | 82% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 6,512 | 82% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 1,502 | 77% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 7,207 | 78% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 1,588 | 70% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 9,292 | 76% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 2,022 | 68% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 8,302 | 68% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 2,477 | 60% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 6,986 | 63% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 2,581 | 57% |
| 2013 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 6,172 | 61% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 2,392 | 56% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 5,027 | 55% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 1,334 | 53% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 3,734 | 57% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 1,680 | 51% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 3,162 | 54% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 997 | 54% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 1,064 | 52% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 590 | 51% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 550 | 55% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 375 | 53% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 433 | 56% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 290 | 45% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 260 | 51% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 103 | 46% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 198 | 57% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 105 | 55% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 65 (few mots) | 39% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 19 (very few mots) | 58% |

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