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Kia Pick-up vs Kia Rio: reliability comparison

MOT pass rates, common faults and mileage compared from real UK MOT data.

Kia Pick-up
71%
MOT pass rate · 2 vehicles
Kia Rio
76%
MOT pass rate · 141,350 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Kia Pick-up (71%) and Kia Rio (76%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Kia Pick-up Kia Rio
MOT pass rate 71% 76% ✓
MOT failure rate 29% 24% ✓
Faults & advisories per test 2.4 1.8 ✓
Dangerous-fault share 0% ✓ 3%
Average mileage 479,103 mi 76,214 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 2 141,350

Most common faults

Kia Pick-up

  1. Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
  2. Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
  3. windscreen cracked at ns bottom corner
  4. brake pipes coated in grease
  5. Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
  6. Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)

Kia Rio

  1. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  2. Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  3. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  4. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  5. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  6. Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Kia Pick-up (71%) and Kia Rio (76%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Kia Pick-up report Full Kia Rio report Most reliable cars

Pass rates are computed over completed (pass/fail) MOT tests. Reliability also depends on age, mileage and upkeep — see each model's page for the full picture.