Track rod end excessive play on the Kia Rio
Track rod end excessive play on the Kia Rio is recorded on 17,695 tests — 5.0% of all its MOT tests, against 2.0% across every car in the data. That is 2.5× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 2.0% of tests record it — this model is 2.5× that share |
| The 309 models compared | 34 of 309, 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, 0.6% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2021, 1.6%. The share has risen 1.1 points over that time. Worst year 2010 at 5.9%; best 2015 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 13 | 2,318 | 0.6% |
| 2005 | 206 | 3,992 | 5.2% |
| 2006 | 517 | 11,088 | 4.7% |
| 2007 | 628 | 14,064 | 4.5% |
| 2008 | 1,244 | 24,291 | 5.1% |
| 2009 | 3,113 | 56,151 | 5.5% |
| 2010 | 4,253 | 71,958 | 5.9% |
| 2011 | 3,672 | 81,618 | 4.5% |
| 2012 | 1,014 | 103,587 | 1.0% |
| 2013 | 497 | 113,265 | 0.4% |
| 2014 | 933 | 122,043 | 0.8% |
| 2015 | 392 | 119,235 | 0.3% |
| 2018 | 227 | 55,338 | 0.4% |
| 2019 | 184 | 30,884 | 0.6% |
| 2020 | 344 | 31,059 | 1.1% |
| 2021 | 215 | 13,020 | 1.6% |
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 £18–£45 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. 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
- Track rod end excessive play: 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 →