Kia MOT statistics

Kia Carens MOT pass rate

Age for age, the Carens failed its 2025 MOT first time 27% more often than the average car, placing it 226th of 252 in our most reliable used cars ranking. Across all 13,721 of its tests, 37.0% failed first time, counting those repaired during the test. That is also 9.3 points above the 27.7% average across all cars and light vans tested.

Clean first-time passes: 63.0%
Failed first time: 37.0%
Tests in 2025: 13,721

Fail rate by age

How the Carens holds up as it gets older, with the typical mileage on the clock at each test.

Age at test	Tests	Initial fail rate	Typical mileage
7 years	1,646	27.1%	62,092 mi
8 years	1,855	28.2%	71,138 mi
9 years	1,774	33.9%	76,878 mi
10 years	2,083	34.8%	86,572 mi
11 years	2,090	35.6%	91,706 mi
12 years	1,300	40.5%	97,851 mi
16 years	846	50.1%	99,411 mi
17 years	702	47.7%	102,418 mi

What a Carens fails on

Defects recorded at 2025 tests, by inspection category.

Category	Share of defects
Brakes	24.5%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	23.4%
Suspension	17.9%
Tyres	12.4%
Visibility	6.8%
Noise, emissions and leaks	5.8%
Body, chassis, structure	3.6%
Steering	2.1%

Does the fuel type make a difference?

Same model, different engines, different MOT day.

Fuel	Tests	Initial fail rate
Petrol	3,216	39.4%
Diesel	10,503	36.3%

From the average to the actual car

Statistics describe the herd. The Carens in the advert is one animal, with its own service record, its own advisories and its own story, and that's the thing to check before money moves.

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Other Kia models

Kia Sportage: 22.9% failed first time
Kia Picanto: 28.6% failed first time
Kia Ceed: 28.1% failed first time
Kia Niro: 12.3% failed first time
Kia Rio: 29.7% failed first time
Kia Venga: 29.0% failed first time

Carens MOT: common questions

What is the Kia Carens MOT pass rate?

In 2025, 63.0% of Kia Carens MOTs were clean first-time passes. The other 37.0% failed or needed a defect fixed during the visit, measured across 13,721 official DVSA test results.

What does a Carens fail its MOT on most?

Brakes topped the list for the Kia Carens in 2025, followed by lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and suspension. The pattern is worth knowing before a viewing: check those areas yourself and read the car's own MOT history for repeat advisories.

Is a Carens reliable?

On MOT results, the Kia Carens failed first time 27% more often than the average car of the same age in DVSA's 2025 figures, ranking it 226th of the 252 popular models we compare. The MOT never tests the gearbox, clutch or electronics, so treat the rate as one signal and the specific car's history and condition as the deciding ones.