Reliability report
Kia reliability by model
17 Kia models compared with the average car of the same age – based on UK MOT tests, cross-checked with Dutch APK and Lithuanian inspections.
Photo: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kia Picanto
worse than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 23.9% / 22.8%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 49.6% / 48.9%
Kia Sportage
worse than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 21.0% / 19.6%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 50.8% / 50.6%
Kia Rio
worse than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 24.4% / 23.5%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 52.5% / 49.0%
Kia Niro
much better than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 9.5% / 12.3%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 29.2% / 32.4%
Kia Ceed
much worse than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 27.5% / 23.8%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 32.0% / 31.2%
Kia Venga
better than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 22.3% / 23.6%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 47.6% / 50.4%
Kia Sorento
much worse than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 26.8% / 23.8%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 57.7% / 53.5%
Kia Stonic
much better than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 10.6% / 14.0%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 28.2% / 31.3%
Kia Soul
worse than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 25.6% / 24.3%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 52.0% / 50.9%
Kia Carens
much worse than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 29.8% / 23.8%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 56.5% / 54.0%
Kia Optima
about average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 18.6% / 18.2%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 39.7% / 41.2%
Kia Xceed
better than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 9.4% / 9.9%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 22.8% / 28.6%
Kia Proceed
much worse than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 24.9% / 20.1%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 26.7% / 29.8%
Kia EV6
much better than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 8.1% / 9.9%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 29.7% / 27.0%
Kia Sedona
much worse than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 37.3% / 32.8%
Kia Cerato
much worse than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 39.6% / 34.6%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 63.4% / 64.7%
Kia Stinger
much better than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 9.8% / 14.1%
The figure after the slash is the average for cars of the same age in that country. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Photos: Wikimedia Commons – authors and licences on the model pages.