Kia RIO - 2020
80.1 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2020 is 91.3 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Kia RIO, model year 2020.
Sample size: 3,460 cars, 7,046 tests and 5,645 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: 3,460 cars
The 2020 KIA RIO has an overall defect rate of 80 per 100 vehicles, which is significantly lower than the yearly average of 90 per 100, marking a 10.8% improvement. Notable strengths of this model include fewer issues with brakes, lights, body structure, equipment, and miscellaneous defects compared to the average, with reductions of up to 80%. However, it shows a concerning trend with steering defects, which are much more prevalent than average, and visibility issues are also higher than typical. Mileage trends indicate that defect rates increase with higher mileage, consistent with general patterns observed in vehicles.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 3,460 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 29.7% better
35.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.8 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▼ 473.3% worse
8.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering linkage retaining or locking device missing or ineffective
Visibility
▼ 39.7% worse
19.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.1 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- 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
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
Lights & Electrics
▲ 35.7% better
7.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
- 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
- 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
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 10.5% better
87.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 97.5 / 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 tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
Body/Structure
▲ 79.2% better
0.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.4 / 100 tests
- Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
- 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
▲ 80.0% better
0.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Audible warning:
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
Other
▲ 73.0% better
1.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.7 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- 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
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
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: 1,492
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 879
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 631
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 245
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 239
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 182
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 176
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
PRS
Occurrences: 176
Wiper blade: defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 165
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 150
Serious faults (Top 10)
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 176
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 111
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 103
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 100
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 99
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 52
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 46
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 42
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 24
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 13