MOT reliability
Kia Claris
1 vehicles · 10 completed MOT tests analysed
80%
MOT pass rate
Based on 1 Kia Claris vehicles and 10 completed MOT tests, the Kia Claris has an overall 80% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 133,112 miles.
1
Vehicles
10
MOT tests
9,241
Avg miles / year
1.6
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share
Kia Claris problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Kia Claris MOT tests:
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Other119%
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Seatbelts & equipment12%
Kia Claris pass rate by age
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1 | 100% |
| 7 | 1 | 100% |
| 8 | 1 | 100% |
| 9 | 1 | 100% |
| 10 | 2 | 50% |
| 11 | 1 | 100% |
| 12 | 1 | 100% |
| 13 | 2 | 50% |
Fuel types: Petrol (1)
Most common Kia Claris MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Kia Claris MOT tests:
- Items removed from driver's view prior to test (2 times)
- Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i) (1 times)
- Offside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i) (1 times)
- front brake imbalance (1 times)
- front registration plate damaged (1 times)
- front tyres 3mm (1 times)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (1 times)
- Offside Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1b) (1 times)
- Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) (1 times)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (1 times)
- Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.5.C.1a) (1 times)
- Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.5.C.1a) (1 times)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (1 times)
- Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) (1 times)
- Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (7.3.D.3) (1 times)
Kia Claris pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 | 10 | 80% | 133,112 |
Kia Claris reliability FAQ
Across 1 Kia Claris vehicles in our MOT data,
80% pass the MOT (a 20% failure rate), with about
1.6 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Kia Claris MOT issues are:
Items removed from driver's view prior to test; Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i); Offside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i).
The typical Kia Claris in our data has covered around
133,112 miles.
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