Kia Optima MOT pass rate by year
How the Kia Optima's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 2012 to 2019, across the DVSA record.
What is the Kia Optima MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each Kia Optima model year, from the DVSA record. Only years with at least 1,000 tests are shown, so each figure is a real average rather than a handful of cars. The Kia Optima averages 16.6% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 77.2% | 22.8% | 12,247 |
| 2013 | 78.2% | 21.8% | 5,188 |
| 2014 | 79.7% | 20.3% | 7,873 |
| 2015 | 81.8% | 18.2% | 6,758 |
| 2016 | 85.8% | 14.2% | 11,359 |
| 2017 | 85.6% | 14.4% | 27,531 |
| 2018 | 85.6% | 14.4% | 18,443 |
| 2019 | 84.5% | 15.5% | 9,600 |
Does age change how often a Kia Optima fails?
Older Kia Optimas fail more often, as expected. The 2012 cars fail 22.8% of tests against 15.5% for the 2019. Across every year the model averages 16.6%. The 2012 is the weakest year at 22.8%, and the 2016 the strongest at 14.2%.
More on the Kia Optima
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
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| Kia Optima: common MOT failures and the parts that fix them |
| All Kia models compared by MOT failure rate |
| MOT failure rates across Britain |
Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain