Kia Rio — reliability by registration year
2006–2022 · 17 registration years · 95,059 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every Rio registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4,410 | 90.9% | 93.3% | Tyres — Condition (front) 21.5% |
| 4.3 pp better than the years either side What failed 2022 Rios most often: Tyres — Condition (front) (21.5%) | ||||
| 2021 | 3,559 | 86.6% | 90.2% | Visibility — Wipers (front) 24.7% |
| 2020 | 3,285 | 85.4% | 89.3% | Visibility — Wipers 15.8% |
| 2019 | 4,705 | 83.8% | 87.8% | Brake pads (front) 13.4% |
| 2018 | 5,571 | 84.7% | 88.3% | Tyres — Condition (front) 12.0% |
| 2017 | 7,787 | 81.1% | 85.0% | Tyres — Condition (front) 12.6% |
| 2016 | 8,528 | 76.3% | 81.3% | Tyres — Condition (front) 10.2% |
| 2015 | 10,904 | 73.9% | 79.4% | Tyre pressure monitoring system 8.2% |
| 3.0 pp better than the years either side What failed 2015 Rios most often: Tyre pressure monitoring system (8.2%) · Tyres — Condition (front) (7.8%) · Position lamp (front) (7.3%) | ||||
| 2014 | 10,368 | 65.6% | 71.8% | Position lamp (front) 11.4% |
| 2013 | 9,193 | 61.0% | 68.0% | SRS malfunction indicator lamp 10.0% |
| 2012 | 8,171 | 59.0% | 66.0% | Rbt (sp) 12.9% |
| 2011 | 6,114 | 54.4% | 62.5% | Track rod end (front) 17.7% |
| 2010 | 5,250 | 54.6% | 62.4% | Track rod end (front) 21.8% |
| 2009 | 4,030 | 53.6% | 61.6% | Track rod end (front) 19.4% |
| 2008 | 1,598 | 50.9% | 60.1% | Track rod end (front) 18.0% |
| 2007 | 889 | 54.3% | 62.7% | Position lamp (front) 20.4% |
| 2006 | 697 | 50.5% | 61.1% | Position lamp (front) 19.5% |