MOT reliability
Kia Clarus s
10 vehicles · 30 completed MOT tests analysed
63%
MOT pass rate
Based on 10 Kia Clarus s vehicles and 30 completed MOT tests, the Kia Clarus s has an overall 63% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 110,201 miles.
10
Vehicles
30
MOT tests
13,472
Avg miles / year
0.9
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share
Kia Clarus s problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Kia Clarus s MOT tests:
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Other152%
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Seatbelts & equipment7%
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Emissions & nuisance7%
Kia Clarus s pass rate by age
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2 | 50% |
| 6 | 7 | 71% |
| 7 | 9 | 56% |
| 8 | 8 | 62% |
| 9 | 4 | 75% |
Fuel types: Petrol (10)
Most common Kia Clarus s MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Kia Clarus s MOT tests:
- Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b) (2 times)
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (2 times)
- Nearside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.5c) (2 times)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g) (2 times)
- offside mirror cracked but still provides a view to rear (2 times)
- offside front and rear brake pipes corroding (2 times)
- Nail in offside rear tyre (2 times)
- both front tyres and nsr tyre worn on edges (2 times)
- rattle from cat (2 times)
- Centre Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported (7.1.1) (1 times)
- Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) (1 times)
- Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) (1 times)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (1 times)
- Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g) (1 times)
- Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (1 times)
Kia Clarus s pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 | 5 | 60% | 151,128 |
| 2000 | 2 | 10 | 70% | 95,087 |
| 1999 | 3 | 15 | 60% | 106,636 |
Kia Clarus s reliability FAQ
Across 10 Kia Clarus s vehicles in our MOT data,
63% pass the MOT (a 37% failure rate), with about
0.9 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Kia Clarus s MOT issues are:
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b); Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Nearside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.5c).
The typical Kia Clarus s in our data has covered around
110,201 miles.
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