Kia RIO - 2014
208.0 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2014 is 198.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Kia RIO, model year 2014.
Sample size: 11,116 cars, 25,301 tests and 52,619 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 11,116 cars
The 2014 KIA RIO has an overall defect rate of 208 per 100 vehicles, which is 7% higher than the average car of the same year. Notably, it shows a concerning trend with increasing defects as mileage rises, particularly in the higher mileage brackets. While it performs better than average in the Body/Structure category, with fewer defects, it significantly underperforms in Brakes and Steering, with defect rates notably higher than the average. Overall, this model may require closer attention to its braking and steering systems as it ages.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 11,116 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 25.2% worse
116.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 92.8 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▼ 116.0% worse
25.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.9 / 100 tests
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- 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.
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▼ 3.5% worse
17.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.2 / 100 tests
- 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
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▼ 15.4% worse
45.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 39.5 / 100 tests
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- 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
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 9.2% better
180.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 198.8 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
Body/Structure
▲ 34.0% better
10.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.6 / 100 tests
- 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
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
Equipment
▼ 11.1% worse
5.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.5 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt:
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▲ 6.4% better
14.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.7 / 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
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions levels exceed default 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: 7,455
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,865
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,709
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,621
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,583
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,836
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,690
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,460
A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,330
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: 1,215
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,036
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 956
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 810
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 606
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 582
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 576
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 534
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 472
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 462
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 387