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Kia Rio — Reliability by Year

139,369 vehicles · MOT data 2001–2023 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Kia Rio was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

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Best pass rate year
2022
95.2% pass rate · 2,859 vehicles
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Lowest pass rate year
2001
68.8% pass rate · 1,811 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2023 First MOTs due 2026+ 17,055 mi 168
2022
95.2%
20,681 mi 2,859
2021
93.1%
22,677 mi 2,180
2020
91.2%
23,888 mi 3,107
2019
90.4%
26,676 mi 4,819
2018
90.0%
31,003 mi 5,725
2017
88.8%
36,549 mi 8,156
2016
85.6%
38,090 mi 8,994
2015
84.9%
42,680 mi 11,661
2014
81.3%
49,078 mi 11,598
2013
78.8%
53,877 mi 10,881
2012
77.1%
58,470 mi 10,244
2011
76.0%
56,604 mi 8,406
2010
76.4%
58,146 mi 8,325
2009
75.1%
57,404 mi 7,590
2008
73.1%
62,544 mi 4,162
2007
73.0%
62,637 mi 3,110
2006
71.9%
64,136 mi 3,368
2005
72.1%
55,088 mi 4,157
2004
72.2%
52,184 mi 7,000
2003
71.6%
51,325 mi 6,287
2002
70.0%
53,283 mi 4,761
2001
68.8%
56,256 mi 1,811

* UK vehicles require their first MOT at 3 years old. Recent model years shown in grey have little or no MOT test data yet — pass rate data will build up as those vehicles mature.

Which year Kia Rio is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests. Green = noticeably above average for this model; red = noticeably below average.

Tests range from an average of 20,681 miles (newest year) to 64,136 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a Kia Rio.

See the buying guide →

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