Kia Niro Connect MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Kia Niro Connect MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Kia Niro Connect passed on its first attempt in 96.2%, and its overall record sits +15.3 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Kia Niro Connect in the 2023–2025 data: 970 tests across 2 model years (2021–2022). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Kia Niro Connect MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Kia Niro Connect, the Visibility section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Kia Niro Connect's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Kia Niro Connect DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Kia Niro Connect, each with how many of the model's 970 tests it was noted on.

• "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Rectified) — noted on about 23 Kia Niro Connect tests, 2.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 16 Kia Niro Connect tests, 1.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 12 Kia Niro Connect tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (Major) — noted on about 9 Kia Niro Connect tests, 0.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has ply or cords exposed" (Major) — noted on about 4 Kia Niro Connect tests, 0.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp aim too high" (Rectified) — noted on about 3 Kia Niro Connect tests, 0.3% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Kia Niro Connect Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Kia Niro Connect model year on record is 2022 (96.6% across 175 tests), and the weakest is 2021 (96.2%). The gap between them is 0.4 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Kia Niro Connect Owners

These checks follow this Kia Niro Connect's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Kia Niro Connect.

• the wipers and washers — “wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”

  Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.

• the windscreen — “windscreen damaged”

  Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.

• the lights — “headlamp aim too high”

  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.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Kia Niro Connect. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Kia Niro Connect MOT & Reliability