Kia CARENS - 2017
148.9 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2017 is 137.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Kia CARENS, model year 2017.
Sample size: 1,824 cars, 4,181 tests and 6,227 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 1,824 cars
The 2017 KIA Carens has an overall defect rate of 149 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 11% higher than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, it shows higher defect rates related to brakes, equipment, and general issues compared to the average. However, the model performs significantly better in steering and body/structure defects, with rates considerably lower than the average. When examining mileage-related trends, the defect rate increases with mileage, particularly peaking in the highest mileage category. Overall, while the Carens excels in certain areas, it faces challenges in critical categories such as brakes.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 1,824 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 53.1% worse
111.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 72.5 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 85.7% better
0.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.6 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- 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
- Excessive radial movement between the top of the steering column and the shaft indicating an excessively worn top bearing
Visibility
▼ 6.9% worse
15.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 2.5% better
19.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.4 / 100 tests
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 9.0% better
130.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 143.1 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
Body/Structure
▲ 65.7% better
2.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
Equipment
▼ 155.6% worse
6.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 100 tests
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 22.2% worse
11.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.0 / 100 tests
- 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 default limits
- 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: 1,252
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 691
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 647
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 543
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 253
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 176
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 164
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 134
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 113
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 95
Serious faults (Top 10)
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 176
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 134
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 93
An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 89
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 79
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 75
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 72
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 66
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 57
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 50