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MOT reliability

Kia Carens le crdi

62 vehicles · 221 completed MOT tests analysed
57%
MOT pass rate

Based on 62 Kia Carens le crdi vehicles and 221 completed MOT tests, the Kia Carens le crdi has an overall 57% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 103,881 miles.

62
Vehicles
221
MOT tests
9,591
Avg miles / year
1.3
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Kia Carens le crdi problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Kia Carens le crdi MOT tests:

  • Other114%
  • Emissions & nuisance6%
  • Brakes3%
  • Steering1%
  • Seatbelts & equipment0%

Kia Carens le crdi pass rate by age

How the Kia Carens le crdi's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).

Age (years)TestsPass rate
31479%
42454%
51958%
62357%
72250%
81173%
9633%

Fuel types: Diesel (60), Petrol (2)

Most common Kia Carens le crdi MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Kia Carens le crdi MOT tests:

  1. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (26 times)
  2. Parking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7) (10 times)
  3. Oil leak (9 times)
  4. Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) (8 times)
  5. Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (8 times)
  6. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (7 times)
  7. Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (7 times)
  8. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (7 times)
  9. Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i) (6 times)
  10. Nearside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b) (6 times)
  11. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (6 times)
  12. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (6 times)
  13. Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) (6 times)
  14. Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2) (5 times)
  15. Parking brake lever has little reserve travel (3.1.6b) (5 times)

Kia Carens le crdi pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2006 4 30 57% 93,839
2005 7 60 57% 115,957
2004 3 29 62% 90,174

Kia Carens le crdi reliability FAQ

Across 62 Kia Carens le crdi vehicles in our MOT data, 57% pass the MOT (a 43% failure rate), with about 1.3 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Kia Carens le crdi MOT issues are: Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Parking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7); Oil leak.

The typical Kia Carens le crdi in our data has covered around 103,881 miles.

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