Kia Tipper MOT reliability

Kia Tippers passed their MOT first time 0% of the time across 1 test in 2025.

These figures come from only 1 MOT test. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

First-time pass rate

0%

MOTs analysed

1

Still licensed (GB)

–

Body type

–

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

2004 diesel

1 MOT

Passed first time 0%. Typical mileage 111,482 (most between 111,482 and 111,482).

2007: 0% → 2008: 100% → 2009: 100% → 2010: 100% → 2011: 100% → 2012: 0% → 2014: 0% → 2015: 0% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 50% → 2018: 0% → 2019: 0% → 2020: 0% → 2021: 0% → 2022: 0% → 2023: 0% → 2024: 0% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Headlamp aim: too low (100.0%)
Prescribed areas: or chassis has excessive corrosion to the extent that overall security or stability of the cab is impaired (100.0%)
Track rod end: ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (100.0%)

Where 2004 Tippers fail

Body, structure & corrosion

100.0%

Lights & electrics

100.0%

Steering

100.0%

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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.