Kia RIO - 2022
45.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2022 is 71.1 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Kia RIO, model year 2022.
Sample size: 3,332 cars, 3,865 tests and 1,761 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: 3,332 cars
The 2022 KIA RIO has an overall defect rate of 46 per 100 vehicles, which is 35% lower than the average for cars of the same year, at 70 per 100. Notably, it performs better than average in critical areas such as brakes, visibility, and lights and electrics, exhibiting significantly lower defect rates in these categories. However, the model shows a higher incidence of steering issues compared to the average, indicating a potential area for concern. Mileage trends suggest that defects increase with age, particularly in the high mileages above 124,000, where the KIA RIO's defect rate is notably high at 300 per 100 vehicles. Overall, while the KIA RIO excels in several categories, its steering performance warrants attention.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 3,332 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 27.9% better
22.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.2 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▼ 100.0% worse
0.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 0.4 / 100 tests
- 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
- Excessive radial movement between the top of the steering column and the shaft indicating an excessively worn top bearing
Visibility
▲ 20.8% better
9.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.5 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- 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
▲ 39.4% better
6.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 10.9 / 100 tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
- 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 rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 41.7% better
47.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 82.0 / 100 tests
- 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 lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
Body/Structure
▲ 50.0% better
0.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.6 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
- A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 30.8% better
0.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.3 / 100 tests
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- A statutory seat belt missing
- A seat belt:
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): anchorage likely to become detached in the event of a collision
- A seat belt:
Other
▲ 14.3% better
1.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.1 / 100 tests
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- 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
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
- An induction or exhaust leak that could affect emissions levels
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: 375
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 238
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 225
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 96
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 86
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 79
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 60
Wiper blade: defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 51
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 51
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
PRS
Occurrences: 42
Serious faults (Top 10)
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 79
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 51
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 35
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 32
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 30
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 20
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 20
Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
FAIL
Occurrences: 7
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 5
Headlamp aim unable to be tested
FAIL
Occurrences: 4