Exhaust system insecure on the Kia Rio
Exhaust system insecure on the Kia Rio is recorded on 8,419 tests — 2.4% of all its MOT tests, against 1.1% across every car in the data. That is 2.2× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 1.1% of tests record it — this model is 2.2× that share |
| The 257 models compared | 57 of 257, highest first |
| The model's own record | 355,416 tests · every year of the Rio → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Kia Rio tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2004, 1.5% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2015, 0.2%. The share has fallen 1.3 points over that time. Worst year 2009 at 3.1%; best 2015 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 52 | 3,477 | 1.5% |
| 2005 | 29 | 3,992 | 0.7% |
| 2008 | 220 | 24,291 | 0.9% |
| 2009 | 1,726 | 56,151 | 3.1% |
| 2010 | 1,970 | 71,958 | 2.7% |
| 2011 | 2,159 | 81,618 | 2.6% |
| 2012 | 708 | 103,587 | 0.7% |
| 2013 | 368 | 113,265 | 0.3% |
| 2014 | 700 | 122,043 | 0.6% |
| 2015 | 269 | 119,235 | 0.2% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £45–£120 fitted. It is a job for a garage, not a driveway. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Exhaust system insecure: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Kia Rio MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Kia model →