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KIA NIRO 2 HEV S-A - Model Report

Reliability, mileage, fuel mix, safety, and defect profile from AutoRank.

Reporting Period: Last 5 years Report Date: Generated today Filters: All years, fuels and engines autorank.co.uk/models/kia/niro-2-hev-s-a

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: KIA

Model: Niro 2 Hev S-A

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 7,014 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

90.6%

Share of this model's 7,014 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

139.9 mpg

CO2 emission

72 g/km

Euro emissions

Euro 6

Tax cost

£200/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

33,834

Lower average mileage in the analysed fleet.

Life expectancy miles

Not enough data

Not enough older-vehicle data for an expectancy estimate.

Average vehicle age

3.0

Shorter age profile in the current analysed pool.

Vehicles represented

11,830

4,643 valid MOT, 7,187 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

7,014

7,014 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Scarce

11,830On the road

Insight summary

KIA Niro 2 Hev S-A is a scarce model in this snapshot, with 11,830 represented vehicles and 0.03% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 90.6% from 7,014 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 52. The current pool shows an average of 33,834 miles and an average age of 3.0 years. Hybrid electric leads the fuel split, followed by electric, and the most frequent defect themes are windscreen damage, parking brake and tyre condition. The practical read is that the KIA Niro 2 Hev S-A 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)	11,698
ELECTRIC	127
OTHER	2
PETROL	2
STEAM	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))	62
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	56
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	56
Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	46
Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	46
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	43
Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	40
Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d))	36
Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	34
Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	31
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))	28
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))	27
Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	27
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))	26
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	22
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	22
Front Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))	21
Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	20
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	16
Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d))	15
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	15
Offside Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))	14
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))	13
Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	12
Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	11

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 739 defects across this top 25 set

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

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

Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))

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

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

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

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

Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d))

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))

Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d))

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

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

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

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

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

KIA Niro 2 Hev S-A reliability and MOT data