KIA Niro 3 Ev reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: KIA

Model: Niro 3 Ev

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 25,032 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

88.7%

Share of this model's 25,032 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

CO2 emission

Euro emissions

Tax cost

£200/yr

Vehicle list price over £50,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

53,708

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

3.8

Shorter age profile in the current analysed pool.

Vehicles represented

10,921

6,844 valid MOT, 4,077 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

25,032

25,032 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Scarce

10,921On the road

Insight summary

KIA Niro 3 Ev is a scarce model in this snapshot, with 10,921 represented vehicles and 0.03% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 88.7% from 25,032 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 51. The current pool shows an average of 53,708 miles and an average age of 3.8 years. Electric leads the fuel split, and the most frequent defect themes are tyre condition, windscreen damage and lighting. The practical read is that the KIA Niro 3 Ev 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
ELECTRIC	10,921

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
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	280
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	205
Offside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	139
Offside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	126
Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	110
Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	107
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	107
Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	91
Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	90
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))	87
Nearside Front Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))	75
Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	75
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	73
Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	73
Nearside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))	68
Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	64
Nearside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	63
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))	63
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))	62
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	61
Offside Front Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))	55
Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii))	55
Offside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))	53
Offside Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))	53
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))	51

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 2,286 defects across this top 25 set

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

280

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

205

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

139

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

126

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

110

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

107

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

107

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

Offside Rear 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 Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))

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

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

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

Nearside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))

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

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

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

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

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

Offside Front Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))

Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii))

Offside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))

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

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

KIA Niro 3 Ev reliability and MOT data