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

The Kia Stonic passes its MOT first time 88% of the time, from 32,810 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 88%
- MOT tests analysed: 32,810 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Visibility & wipers
- Licensed in Great Britain: 57,284 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2024 | Hybrid | 6 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2024 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2023 | Petrol | 194 | 95% |
| 2023 | Hybrid | 135 | 91% |
| 2022 | Hybrid | 3,783 | 94% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 2,349 | 88% |
| 2021 | Hybrid | 3,699 | 90% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 2,405 | 88% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 4,356 | 88% |
| 2020 | Hybrid | 109 | 87% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 55 (few mots) | 84% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 7,670 | 86% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 520 | 83% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 5,240 | 87% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 1,561 | 81% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 518 | 86% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 204 | 79% |

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