Pass rate
77.1%
Around average — 4.7 pts ahead of the 72.4% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 223 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £49–£147
2005 Kia Magentis MOT pass rate
- 2005
- typical 67,386 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
21.7% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2005 77.1% pass · this year
- Avoid 2009 69.3% pass
Across the 8 years on record, a spread of 7.8 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 73.3%
- Typical mileage
- 67k mi
The 2005 Kia Magentis MOT pass rate is 77.1% of its MOT tests — 4.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 21.7% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Kia Magentis does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Emissions & leaks: 2.6× the national share
Emissions & leaks make up 14.2% of everything recorded on the 2005 Kia Magentis, against 5.5% nationally — 8.7 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 21.7%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. A smoky diesel or a leaking joint fails on emissions more often than on wear, so ask for a recent emissions printout.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 72.4% and this one manages 77.1% — 4.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 25% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2005 Kia Magentis compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.4%, so this figure is 4.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 73.3%. The median 2005 Kia Magentis in this dataset had covered 67,386 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 77.3% of the time, April–September 77.0%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated", noted on 14.35% of tests.
- 223 recorded tests behind this page.
- 77.1% overall pass rate, 73.3% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Kia Magentis, the average is 71.6% — best year 2005 (77.1%), worst 2009 (69.3%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 223
- Typical mileage (median)
- 67,386 mi
- Make and model
- Kia Magentis
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Body Panel Repair
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Magentis MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 64% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Magentis
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 57 | 80.7% |
| West Midlands | 32 | 68.8% |
| East of England | 28 | 78.6% |
| North West | 23 | 78.3% |
| Yorkshire | 19 | 73.7% |
| South West | 17 | 76.5% |
| East Midlands | 17 | 82.4% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2005 Magentis
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2005 Magentis
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the suspension joints 5.8% of tests
“ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
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Check the lights 4.0% of tests
“registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the brake pipes 3.6% of tests
“rigid brake pipes excessively corroded”
Brake pipes run under the car, usually in front of the rear wheels. Flaking or crusty metal is what fails; a light dusting of surface rust does not. Worth asking a garage to look while it is on a ramp.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2005 Magentis through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £49–£147 — and 25% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £49–£147
- Cheapest common item: srs malfunction indicator lamp warning lamp…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot severely…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 60%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 25%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 223 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Magentis, side by side
8 model years on record, from 2003 to 2010. Across them the pass rate runs from 69.3% to 77.1% — a spread of 7.8 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2003 76.6% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2004 73.0% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2005 77.1%joints constant velocity boot…
- 2006 70.3% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2007 70.9% linkage ball joints ball joint…
- 2008 70.7% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2009 69.3% service brake performance…
- 2010 72.3% track rod end ball joint has…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2005 Kia Magentis with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2005 cars with a similar record
- BMW 3 Series 77.1%
- Toyota Hiace 77.1%
- Land Rover Defender 76.9%
- Audi A6 76.9%
- Nissan Elgrand 76.9%
- Lexus IS200 77.4%
Closest pass rates among 2005 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2005 Kia Magentis 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 610 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 135 | 21.70% | 20.98% | +0.72 |
| Brakes | 115 | 18.50% | 20.89% | −2.39 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 88 | 14.20% | 5.52% | +8.68 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 73 | 11.80% | 5.57% | +6.23 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 61 | 9.80% | 12.21% | −2.41 |
| Tyres | 60 | 9.70% | 19.76% | −10.06 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 33 | 5.30% | 1.76% | +3.54 |
| Visibility | 18 | 2.90% | 4.97% | −2.07 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 14 | 2.30% | 0.82% | +1.48 |
| Non-component advisories | 13 | 2.10% | 4.18% | −2.08 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 14.3% | £80–250 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 7.2% | £80–250 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 5.8% | £18–45 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 4.0% | £5–20 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Major | 3.6% | £80–180 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.1% | £5–25 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.7% | £30–80 |
| Srs malfunction indicator lamp warning lamp indicates a fault Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | Major | 2.7% | £3–12 |
| Cable insecure Brakes | Major | 2.2% | £45–110 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault Brakes | Major | 1.8% | £3–15 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 30.5% | £200–700 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 13.9% | £80–180 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 13.4% | £45–95 |
| Registration plates inscription illegible Identification of the vehicle | Advisory | 13.0% | £20–80 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 12.1% | £45–110 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 8.1% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 4 | 75.0% | 20,479 mi |
| 30-60k | 70 | 82.9% | 49,243 mi |
| 60-90k | 99 | 73.7% | 71,654 mi |
| 90-120k | 44 | 72.7% | 102,976 mi |
| 120k+ | 6 | 100.0% | 136,195 mi |
Source: 223 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2005 Magentis MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2005 Kia Magentis?
77.1% of the 223 2005 Kia Magentis tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.4% for cars first used in 2005. First-attempt pass rate: 73.3%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2005 Kia Magentis?
The three most recorded items are joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (14.35%), joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (7.17%), ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.83%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2005 Kia Magentis MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 75.0% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2005 Kia Magentis in this dataset had covered 67,386 mi.
Does the season affect the 2005 Kia Magentis MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 77.3% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 77.0%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.