Kia CARENS - 2014
219.9 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2014 is 198.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Kia CARENS, model year 2014.
Sample size: 2,156 cars, 4,975 tests and 10,940 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 2,156 cars
The 2014 KIA Carens has an overall defect rate of 220 per 100 vehicles, which is 13% higher than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, the Carens shows significantly better performance in steering, body/structure, and equipment defects, with rates lower than average by 40% or more. However, it struggles with brakes, exhibiting a defect rate of 145%, which is considerably above the average of 93%. Mileage trends indicate that as the vehicle ages, the defect rate increases, peaking in the highest mileage category. Overall, while the KIA Carens excels in specific areas, its brake issues warrant attention.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 2,156 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 56.7% worse
145.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 92.8 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 42.0% better
6.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.9 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
Visibility
▲ 14.0% better
14.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.2 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▼ 24.6% worse
49.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 39.5 / 100 tests
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 0.6% better
197.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 198.8 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▲ 45.5% better
8.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.6 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 51.1% better
2.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.5 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▲ 5.7% better
14.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.7 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,710
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,001
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 772
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 648
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 618
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 326
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 282
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 266
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 260
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 218
Serious faults (Top 10)
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 215
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 191
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 168
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 164
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 144
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 102
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 98
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 93
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 90
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 79