Kia CARENS - 2016
173.0 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2016 is 154.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Kia CARENS, model year 2016.
Sample size: 1,778 cars, 4,118 tests and 7,125 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 1,778 cars
The 2016 KIA Carens has a higher overall defect rate at 173 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 14.7% above the average for its year at 151 defects per 100. Notably, it shows a concerning trend with increasing defects as mileage rises, particularly in the 93,000 to 124,000 miles segment, where it outpaces the average significantly. While the model performs better in categories like Steering and Body/Structure, where it has fewer defects than the average, it struggles with Brakes, showing a much higher defect rate than typical. Additionally, it experiences more 'Other' defects, slightly exceeding the yearly average.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 1,778 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 63.8% worse
128.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 78.2 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 67.9% better
2.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering linkage retaining or locking device missing or ineffective
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- Excessive wear or play in a universal joint or a flexible coupling excessively deteriorated
Visibility
▲ 2.7% better
14.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.0 / 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
▲ 3.1% better
24.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.4 / 100 tests
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- 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
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 2.4% better
155.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 159.4 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
Body/Structure
▲ 51.6% better
4.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.1 / 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 transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
Equipment
▲ 27.3% better
2.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.3 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▼ 19.5% worse
13.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.3 / 100 tests
- 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
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
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: 1,255
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 796
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 666
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 479
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 258
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 215
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 181
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 172
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 160
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 149
Serious faults (Top 10)
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 181
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 115
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 114
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 94
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 93
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 91
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 91
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 75
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 74
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 54