KIA Niro reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: KIA

Model: Niro

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 222,760 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

88.6%

Share of this model's 222,760 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

103.9 mpg

CO2 emission

88 g/km

Euro emissions

Euro 6

Tax cost

£195/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

54,863

Lower average mileage in the analysed fleet.

Life expectancy miles

74,067

Lower mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

5.7

Shorter age profile in the current analysed pool.

Vehicles represented

46,891

46,891 valid MOT, 0 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

222,760

222,760 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Scarce

46,891On the road

Insight summary

KIA Niro is a scarce model in this snapshot, with 46,891 represented vehicles and 0.11% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 88.6% from 222,760 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 55. The current pool shows an average of 54,863 miles and an average age of 5.7 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 74,067 miles. Hybrid electric leads the fuel split, followed by electric, and the most frequent defect themes are windscreen damage, tyre condition and parking brake. The practical read is that the KIA Niro looks like a solid used-car baseline rather than a rare find, with age, mileage and common wear items doing most of the explaining.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
HYBRID ELECTRIC (CLEAN)	45,610
ELECTRIC	1,102
PETROL	178
ELECTRIC DIESEL	1

Euro NCAP Safety

NCAP rating

4 / 5

Adult

91%

Children

84%

Pedestrian

75%

Safety systems

60%

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Offside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	1,594
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	1,526
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	1,358
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	1,341
Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	1,325
Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	1,229
Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	1,065
Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	927
Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	902
Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	849
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	823
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))	761
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	738
Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	673
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	600
Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	568
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))	561
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))	553
Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	551
Offside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	487
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))	467
Nearside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))	439
Offside Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))	434
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	416
Offside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))	410

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 20,597 defects across this top 25 set

Offside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

1,594

Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

1,526

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

1,358

Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

1,341

Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

1,325

Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

1,229

Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

1,065

Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

927

Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

902

Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

849

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

823

Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))

761

Nearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

738

Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

673

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

600

Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

568

Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))

561

Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))

553

Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

551

Offside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

487

Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))

467

Nearside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))

439

Offside Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))

434

Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

416

Offside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))

410

KIA Niro reliability and MOT data