Pass rate, all models
82.4% Around average
3,335,792 tests across 55 models, 2001–2025.
Kia MOT pass rates
Kia MOT pass rates, ranked across 55 models and 3,335,792 DVSA MOT tests between 2001 and 2025, from the Stonic GT-Line (95.8%) to the Cerato (67.8%). The tables below compare every model with enough tests to rank, list the most-tested models, and link to each model's own pass-rate and fault pages.
How Kia models compare on the MOT
The spread across Kia models is wide — 95.8% for the Stonic GT-Line at the top and 67.8% for the Cerato at the bottom, a 28.0-point gap across 4,172 and 2,986 recorded tests respectively. Most Kia models sit much closer to the middle (around 89.4%, on 5,982 tests for the Sportage GT-Line Crdi). The best and worst are both real DVSA results, not opinions: the pass rate is the share of every completed MOT test for that model that ended in a pass.
Every figure above is drawn from the DVSA's class-4 MOT records for the 2001–2025 data years: 3,335,792 tests across 55 Kia models. A pass rate counts every completed test — first attempt and retests — so the figures above include a van or motorhome being tested twice in one year. The first-time pass figures on each model page are lower as a result. See the methodology page for exactly how each rate is calculated and how the DVSA source data is filtered.
Best model
Stonic GT-Line95.8%
Worst model
Cerato67.8%
All Kia models ranked by pass rate
| Model | Pass rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|
| Stonic GT-Line | 95.8% | 4,172 |
| Stonic GT-Line Isg | 95.0% | 4,349 |
| Stonic Connect | 94.4% | 3,148 |
| EV6 GT-Line | 94.0% | 5,466 |
| Rio GT-Line | 93.7% | 2,099 |
| Sportage GT-Line Isg | 92.9% | 6,816 |
| Sportage GT-Line | 92.8% | 6,319 |
| Stonic Maxx | 92.5% | 3,144 |
| Picanto X-Line | 92.2% | 4,042 |
| Niro 6 variants | 92.0% | 240,757 |
| Sportage GT-Ln | 91.9% | 3,813 |
| Sportage Gtln | 91.6% | 3,396 |
| Stonic 2 variants | 91.3% | 68,234 |
| Xceed 9 variants | 91.3% | 49,078 |
| Sportage Platinum | 91.2% | 4,375 |
| Stinger | 90.6% | 6,753 |
| Picanto GT-Line | 90.5% | 4,968 |
| Ceed GT-Line Isg | 90.2% | 9,636 |
| Sportage GT-Line Crdi | 89.4% | 5,982 |
| Proceed GT-Line Isg | 89.3% | 6,937 |
| Sportage GT-Ln Crdi 2 variants | 88.4% | 5,369 |
| Ceed GT-Line Crdi 2 variants | 87.5% | 2,672 |
| Proceed GT-Line Crdi | 87.0% | 2,892 |
| Optima | 84.7% | 38,912 |
| Sportage 9 variants | 83.3% | 925,209 |
| Venga 4 variants | 82.2% | 167,347 |
| Picanto 3 variants | 80.5% | 636,138 |
| Soul 2 variants | 80.0% | 87,780 |
| Rio 4 variants | 79.8% | 355,416 |
| Sorento 7 variants | 79.2% | 131,854 |
| Ceed 5 variants | 78.3% | 430,668 |
| Proceed | 77.5% | 8,586 |
| Carens 2 variants | 76.6% | 55,416 |
| Magentis | 71.6% | 2,176 |
| Sedona 2 variants | 70.8% | 19,859 |
| Cerato | 67.8% | 2,986 |
Ranked by aggregate pass rate across all years, for the 36 models with at least 2,000 tests — the 19 smaller Kia models are listed below, unranked.
Other Kia models
Fewer than 2,000 tests each, so they are not ranked — every model still has its own pass-rate page.
- Xceed Connect Isg93.4%
- EV6 Air94.2%
- Sportage Launch94.2%
- Proceed GT-Line87.6%
- Picanto Zest93.8%
- Sportage Jbl90.9%
- Picanto GT-Line Isg90.3%
- Ceed GT-Line Lunar90.2%
- Soul Maxx93.6%
- Niro Connect96.3%
- Picanto Shadow Isg96.4%
- Ceed GT-Line89.5%
- EV6 Horizon95.2%
- Xceed GT-Line95.0%
- Proceed GT-Line Lunar91.6%
- Proceed Gtline Lunar92.4%
- E-Niro95.7%
- Sportage Gtln Crdi91.7%
- EV9 Air92.9%
Most-tested Kia models
Compare with the market
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Reading the numbers
A pass rate covers every completed test recorded for that model and year, including retests. First-attempt figures are lower. See how we calculate.