23.7%fail rate
Kia Rio MOT pass rate by year
How the Kia Rio's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 2001 to 2023, across the DVSA record.
What is the Kia Rio MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each Kia Rio 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 Rio averages 23.7% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 67.5% | 32.5% | 21,777 |
| 2002 | 68.5% | 31.5% | 60,336 |
| 2003 | 70.2% | 29.8% | 85,548 |
| 2004 | 70.8% | 29.2% | 95,929 |
| 2005 | 70.7% | 29.3% | 63,033 |
| 2006 | 70.7% | 29.3% | 58,379 |
| 2007 | 71.8% | 28.2% | 53,071 |
| 2008 | 71.9% | 28.1% | 70,265 |
| 2009 | 73.5% | 26.5% | 124,473 |
| 2010 | 74.7% | 25.3% | 132,330 |
| 2011 | 74.3% | 25.7% | 129,192 |
| 2012 | 75.4% | 24.6% | 146,665 |
| 2013 | 76.9% | 23.1% | 142,447 |
| 2014 | 79.2% | 20.8% | 136,303 |
| 2015 | 82.8% | 17.2% | 119,825 |
| 2016 | 83.5% | 16.5% | 81,760 |
| 2017 | 86.8% | 13.2% | 64,574 |
| 2018 | 88.1% | 11.9% | 37,322 |
| 2019 | 88.2% | 11.8% | 26,035 |
| 2020 | 88.7% | 11.3% | 14,252 |
| 2021 | 89.5% | 10.5% | 10,961 |
| 2022 | 90.7% | 9.3% | 8,609 |
| 2023 | 91.9% | 8.1% | 2,142 |
Does age change how often a Kia Rio fails?
Older Kia Rios fail more often, as expected. The 2001 cars fail 32.5% of tests against 8.1% for the 2023. Across every year the model averages 23.7%. The 2001 is the weakest year at 32.5%, and the 2023 the strongest at 8.1%.
More on the Kia Rio
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
|---|
| Kia Rio: 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