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MOT reliability

Kia Mentor glx se

130 vehicles · 132 completed MOT tests analysed
61%
MOT pass rate

Based on 130 Kia Mentor glx se vehicles and 132 completed MOT tests, the Kia Mentor glx se has an overall 61% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 84,295 miles.

130
Vehicles
132
MOT tests
7,733
Avg miles / year
2.9
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Kia Mentor glx se problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Kia Mentor glx se MOT tests:

  • Other119%
  • Seatbelts & equipment5%
  • Emissions & nuisance4%
  • Brakes2%
  • Steering1%

Kia Mentor glx se pass rate by age

How the Kia Mentor glx se's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).

Age (years)TestsPass rate
8888%
93462%
104260%
112959%
121457%
13540%

Fuel types: Petrol (130)

Most common Kia Mentor glx se MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Kia Mentor glx se MOT tests:

  1. Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c) (10 times)
  2. Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split (2.5.C.1a) (9 times)
  3. Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3) (8 times)
  4. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (8 times)
  5. Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c) (8 times)
  6. Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (7.3.D.3) (7 times)
  7. Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split (2.5.C.1a) (7 times)
  8. Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) (6 times)
  9. Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i) (6 times)
  10. Offside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i) (6 times)
  11. Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) (6 times)
  12. Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c) (6 times)
  13. Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive (7.3.D.4) (6 times)
  14. Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c) (5 times)
  15. Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a) (5 times)

Kia Mentor glx se pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1998 2 10 70% 80,697
1997 18 79 61% 86,832
1996 8 34 62% 75,727
1995 2 9 44% 99,324

Kia Mentor glx se reliability FAQ

Across 130 Kia Mentor glx se vehicles in our MOT data, 61% pass the MOT (a 39% failure rate), with about 2.9 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Kia Mentor glx se MOT issues are: Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c); Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split (2.5.C.1a); Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3).

The typical Kia Mentor glx se in our data has covered around 84,295 miles.

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