Kia RIO - 2011
321.0 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2011 is 274.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Kia RIO, model year 2011.
Sample size: 6,846 cars, 16,217 tests and 52,053 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 6,846 cars
The 2011 KIA RIO has an overall defect rate of 321 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 19% higher than the average car of the same year. Notably, this model experiences significantly more issues with brakes and steering, showing defects at 158% and 42%, respectively, compared to the yearly averages of 112% and 15%. In contrast, it performs better than average in the "Other" category, with a defect rate of 17% compared to 28%. Mileage trends indicate that as the vehicle ages, the defect rate rises sharply, particularly beyond 124,000 miles, where it reaches nearly 474 defects per 100 vehicles.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 6,846 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 43.9% worse
158.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 109.9 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▼ 166.5% worse
42.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.8 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- 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
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Visibility
▼ 20.3% worse
25.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 21.2 / 100 tests
- 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
- 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
Lights & Electrics
▼ 9.9% worse
75.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.9 / 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
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 6.0% worse
282.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 266.4 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▼ 10.5% worse
34.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.3 / 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: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 17.6% better
6.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.4 / 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
- Audible warning:
Other
▲ 37.4% better
17.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 27.8 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- 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
- 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: 4,578
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,260
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,516
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,900
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,717
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,323
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,756
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,524
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,521
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,336
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,336
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,293
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 919
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 687
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 516
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 487
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 465
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 409
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 366
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 325