Kia OPTIMA - 2017
134.3 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 OPTIMA, model year 2017.
Sample size: 3,345 cars, 7,344 tests and 9,865 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 3,345 cars
The 2017 KIA Optima has a slightly higher overall defect rate than the yearly average, with 134 defects per 100 vehicles compared to 134 defects per 100 for similar models. Notably, it shows a significant increase in defects as mileage increases, particularly in the highest mileage category, where it reaches 268 defects per 100 vehicles. The Optima excels in categories such as steering and lights & electrics, showing considerably fewer defects than the average. However, it stands out negatively in brakes, with a notably higher defect rate of 110 per 100 vehicles, compared to the average of 71.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 3,345 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 51.2% worse
109.6 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
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Steering
▲ 66.1% better
1.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.6 / 100 tests
- 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 linkage retaining or locking device missing or ineffective
- 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
▲ 8.3% better
13.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 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
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 60.3% better
8.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.4 / 100 tests
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Reflector defective or damaged: by up to 50% of the reflecting surface
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 15.7% better
120.6 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
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 2.9% better
6.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▲ 7.4% better
2.5 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:
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▲ 36.7% better
5.7 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
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
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: 2,650
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,143
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,067
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 695
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 327
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 315
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 266
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 227
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 199
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 179
Serious faults (Top 10)
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 266
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 227
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 199
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 97
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 88
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 61
Warning device shows system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 55
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 51
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 40
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 39