Kia CARENS - 2015
207.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2015 is 174.5 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Kia CARENS, model year 2015.
Sample size: 2,144 cars, 4,933 tests and 10,240 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 2,144 cars
The 2015 KIA Carens has an overall defect rate of 208 per 100 vehicles, which is 22% higher than the average of 170 defects per 100 cars from the same year. Notably, the model shows a concerning trend in brake-related issues, with a defect rate that is significantly above average at 156 compared to the average of 84. In contrast, the Carens excels in steering and body/structure defects, registering lower rates of 4.5 and 6.9, respectively, compared to the averages of 9.2 and 10.8. Furthermore, as mileage increases, the defect rate for this model rises sharply, particularly in the higher mileage categories.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 2,144 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 83.8% worse
155.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 84.7 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 54.5% better
4.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.9 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▼ 9.3% worse
17.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.1 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 3.5% better
29.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.0 / 100 tests
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 3.3% worse
184.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 178.3 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
Body/Structure
▲ 41.0% better
6.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.7 / 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
- A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
Equipment
▼ 7.5% worse
4.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.0 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 8.3% better
12.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
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: 1,633
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,023
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 874
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 598
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 415
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 404
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 282
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 250
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 237
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 204
Serious faults (Top 10)
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 250
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 162
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 138
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 129
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 118
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 118
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 101
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 96
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 80
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 77