Kia RIO - 2013
224.2 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2013 is 221.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Kia RIO, model year 2013.
Sample size: 10,014 cars, 23,396 tests and 52,462 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 10,014 cars
The 2013 KIA RIO has an overall defect rate of 224 per 100 vehicles, which is slightly higher than the yearly average of 219 per 100. It shows a notable trend in defect rates increasing with mileage, particularly in the highest mileage category, where the defect rate reaches 367 per 100. While the model performs better than average in steering and body/structure defects, it faces challenges in the brakes category, where it has a defect rate of 126 compared to the average of 100, and in equipment defects, which are also higher than average. Overall, while the KIA RIO has some strengths, particularly in handling and structure, it is important to address its braking and equipment issues.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 10,014 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 28.5% worse
126.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 98.4 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 27.9% better
9.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.9 / 100 tests
- 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.
- 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
Visibility
▼ 11.1% worse
20.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 18.0 / 100 tests
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 17.6% worse
58.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.1 / 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: multiple light source up to a half not functioning
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 9.9% better
197.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 219.6 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
Body/Structure
▲ 43.0% better
11.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.0 / 100 tests
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is 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
▼ 71.2% worse
8.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.2 / 100 tests
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt:
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Audible warning:
Other
▲ 19.4% better
15.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.6 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
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: 6,670
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,254
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,285
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,525
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,349
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,313
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,865
A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,697
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,540
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,225
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,225
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,090
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 697
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 680
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 567
An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 563
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 546
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 523
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 511
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 383