Kia STONIC - 2019
94.8 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2019 is 108.6 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Kia STONIC, model year 2019.
Sample size: 8,339 cars, 17,200 tests and 16,299 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: 8,339 cars
The 2019 KIA Stonic has a lower overall defect rate of 95 per 100 vehicles compared to the average of 106 per 100, indicating it performs better than similar models from the same year. Notably, it excels in categories such as Lights & Electrics, Body/Structure, and Equipment, with significantly lower defect rates than the average. However, it has higher issues in Brakes and Steering compared to its peers, with defects occurring more frequently in those areas. The data also suggests that as mileage increases, defect rates for the Stonic remain relatively consistent, with a slight rise in the higher mileage brackets.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 8,339 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 21.8% worse
76.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 62.4 / 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
▼ 35.7% worse
3.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.8 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- 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
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
Visibility
▼ 27.5% worse
17.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.8 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
Lights & Electrics
▲ 57.7% better
6.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.9 / 100 tests
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- 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
- Headlamp aim unable to be tested
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 27.8% better
81.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 112.9 / 100 tests
- 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
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 74.3% better
0.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.5 / 100 tests
- 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
- Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
- A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 50.0% better
0.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.8 / 100 tests
- Audible warning:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt:
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 52.9% better
2.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- 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
- 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: 4,159
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,835
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,616
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,349
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 883
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 484
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 369
Wiper blade: defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 344
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
PRS
Occurrences: 302
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 289
Serious faults (Top 10)
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 484
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 369
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 286
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 140
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 132
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 126
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 102
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 78
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 69
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 45