KiaCarens MOT results

In 2025, 62.9% of Kia Carens MOT tests were passed first time, worse than the 70.2% for cars of the same age. 12.2% had at least one dangerous defect (7.8% for cars the same age). The typical Kia Carens tested was 10 years old with 81,700 miles. Based on 13,560 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

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First-time pass: 62.9%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 70.2%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 7.0%passed after repair
Failed: 30.0%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 12.2%same age 7.8%
Typical mileage: 81,700at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Kia CarensAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2019	88	71.6%	83.5%
2018	1,615	72.7%	80.8%
2017	1,828	71.6%	78.1%
2016	1,748	66.1%	74.8%
2015	2,065	65.3%	71.8%
2014	2,073	64.6%	68.5%
2013	1,287	59.7%	65.6%
2012	75	54.7%	63.2%
2011	279	46.2%	61.0%
2010	276	50.4%	59.1%
2009	838	49.6%	58.1%
2008	698	52.3%	57.0%
2007	287	46.3%	57.2%
2006	181	39.2%	56.8%
2005	101	38.6%	57.5%
2004	67	32.8%	57.5%
2003	39	38.5%	58.5%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Kia CarensAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
5-9 years	6,079	69.5%	79.1%	67,700
10-14 years	5,077	62.2%	65.7%	90,400
15-19 years	2,232	48.7%	57.6%	99,200
20-29 years	171	39.8%	59.6%	74,700

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Kia Carens is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
B Birmingham	West Midlands	477	3.5%	1.1×	69.4%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	370	2.7%	1.2×	68.9%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	349	2.6%	1.4×	60.7%
PE Peterborough	East of England	315	2.3%	1.3×	61.6%
M Manchester	North West	310	2.3%	1.5×	65.8%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	288	2.1%	1.2×	70.5%
PO Portsmouth	South East	274	2.0%	1.4×	59.9%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	232	1.7%	1.6×	67.2%
CF Cardiff	Wales	216	1.6%	1.0×	57.9%
G Glasgow	Scotland	216	1.6%	1.0×	63.9%
GU Guildford	South East	216	1.6%	1.2×	59.3%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	207	1.5%	1.0×	61.4%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	206	1.5%	1.2×	60.7%
DE Derby	East Midlands	204	1.5%	1.1×	71.1%
BS Bristol	South West	189	1.4%	0.8×	61.4%
SO Southampton	South East	188	1.4%	1.1×	56.4%
NR Norwich	East of England	182	1.3%	1.0×	65.4%
SA Swansea	Wales	177	1.3%	1.0×	59.9%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	176	1.3%	1.2×	69.9%
L Liverpool	North West	174	1.3%	1.2×	60.3%
ME Rochester	South East	174	1.3%	1.2×	63.8%
RG Reading	South East	174	1.3%	0.8×	67.8%
BN Brighton	South East	169	1.2%	1.0×	54.4%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	167	1.2%	1.0×	64.1%
RH Redhill	South East	166	1.2%	1.2×	62.0%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	161	1.2%	1.0×	70.8%
TN Tonbridge	South East	159	1.2%	0.9×	62.3%
OX Oxford	South East	156	1.2%	1.0×	66.7%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	155	1.1%	0.7×	58.7%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	153	1.1%	1.0×	60.8%
CB Cambridge	East of England	148	1.1%	1.5×	61.5%
SK Stockport	North West	146	1.1%	1.1×	60.3%
CT Canterbury	South East	142	1.0%	1.4×	71.1%
PL Plymouth	South West	138	1.0%	1.0×	62.3%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	138	1.0%	1.1×	70.3%
BL Bolton	North West	137	1.0%	1.3×	61.3%
IP Ipswich	East of England	137	1.0%	0.9×	61.3%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	137	1.0%	0.7×	56.2%
BH Bournemouth	South West	133	1.0%	0.9×	52.6%
SG Stevenage	East of England	133	1.0%	1.3×	66.9%
SN Swindon	South West	133	1.0%	1.1×	60.2%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	131	1.0%	1.0×	60.3%
LU Luton	East of England	123	0.9%	1.4×	61.8%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	122	0.9%	1.0×	60.7%
OL Oldham	North West	121	0.9%	1.3×	70.2%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	118	0.9%	0.9×	66.9%
CH Chester	North West	113	0.8%	0.8×	51.3%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	111	0.8%	1.2×	60.4%
GL Gloucester	South West	111	0.8%	0.7×	62.2%
CR Croydon	London	110	0.8%	1.2×	66.4%
CO Colchester	East of England	109	0.8%	1.0×	59.6%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	109	0.8%	1.1×	66.1%
BB Blackburn	North West	108	0.8%	0.9×	69.4%
EX Exeter	South West	108	0.8%	0.7×	56.5%
PR Preston	North West	108	0.8%	0.9×	56.5%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	107	0.8%	1.4×	54.2%
BA Bath	South West	106	0.8%	0.9×	56.6%
RM Romford	London	106	0.8%	1.0×	77.4%
WA Warrington	North West	105	0.8%	0.8×	61.0%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	101	0.7%	0.9×	66.3%
LA Lancaster	North West	101	0.7%	1.4×	65.3%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	98	0.7%	1.1×	65.3%
LL Llandudno	Wales	92	0.7%	0.7×	63.0%
TS Teesside	North East	90	0.7%	0.7×	64.4%
DA Dartford	South East	86	0.6%	0.9×	73.3%
UB Southall	London	85	0.6%	1.0×	72.9%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	84	0.6%	0.7×	70.2%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	82	0.6%	0.9×	57.3%
AL St Albans	East of England	80	0.6%	1.3×	65.0%
SP Salisbury	South West	80	0.6%	1.2×	57.5%
CW Crewe	North West	76	0.6%	0.9×	53.9%
E London E	London	76	0.6%	0.7×	71.1%
NP Newport	Wales	76	0.6%	0.6×	55.3%
SL Slough	South East	76	0.6%	0.8×	71.1%
TR Truro	South West	76	0.6%	0.9×	56.6%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	76	0.6%	1.0×	60.5%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	75	0.6%	1.0×	64.0%
N London N	London	73	0.5%	0.8×	67.1%
SE London SE	London	73	0.5%	0.7×	69.9%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	72	0.5%	0.9×	55.6%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	71	0.5%	1.1×	49.3%
TA Taunton	South West	69	0.5%	0.8×	60.9%
TQ Torquay	South West	69	0.5%	1.0×	52.2%
TW Twickenham	London	68	0.5%	0.7×	58.8%
HA Harrow	London	66	0.5%	0.8×	71.2%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	64	0.5%	0.6×	43.8%
PA Paisley	Scotland	63	0.5%	1.0×	55.6%
DD Dundee	Scotland	62	0.5%	1.1×	51.6%
WD Watford	East of England	60	0.4%	1.1×	58.3%
CA Carlisle	North West	59	0.4%	0.7×	54.2%
NW London NW	London	59	0.4%	0.7×	61.0%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	58	0.4%	1.0×	44.8%
IV Inverness	Scotland	57	0.4%	1.0×	63.2%
WN Wigan	North West	56	0.4%	0.9×	62.5%
BR Bromley	London	53	0.4%	1.1×	66.0%
EN Enfield	London	53	0.4%	0.7×	56.6%
TF Telford	West Midlands	53	0.4%	1.0×	60.4%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	52	0.4%	0.9×	73.1%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	52	0.4%	0.6×	55.8%
FY Blackpool	North West	50	0.4%	0.9×	62.0%
DL Darlington	North East	46	0.3%	0.6×	65.2%
DH Durham	North East	44	0.3%	0.7×	61.4%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	43	0.3%	1.3×	72.1%
DT Dorchester	South West	39	0.3%	0.7×	48.7%
PH Perth	Scotland	39	0.3%	1.0×	56.4%
DG Dumfries	Scotland	34	0.3%	1.1×	76.5%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	33	0.2%	0.9×	63.6%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	32	0.2%	0.6×	59.4%
SW London SW	London	28	0.2%	0.5×	–
IG Ilford	London	26	0.2%	0.4×	–
SM Sutton	London	26	0.2%	0.9×	–
SR Sunderland	North East	24	0.2%	0.5×	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	23	0.2%	0.9×	–
W London W	London	22	0.2%	0.6×	–
ZE Shetland	Scotland	13	<0.1%	2.6×	–
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	8	<0.1%	0.7×	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	7	<0.1%	0.6×	–
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	1,059	7.8%	1.0×	58.5%
North East	359	2.6%	0.7×	60.7%
North West	1,664	12.3%	1.1×	61.8%
Yorkshire and the Humber	1,330	9.8%	1.1×	64.7%
Wales	569	4.2%	0.9×	59.4%
West Midlands	1,391	10.3%	1.0×	65.4%
East Midlands	1,050	7.7%	1.1×	64.5%
East of England	1,532	11.3%	1.1×	63.8%
London	1,025	7.6%	0.8×	68.3%
South East	2,330	17.2%	1.1×	63.4%
South West	1,251	9.2%	0.9×	58.2%

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Kia CarensCars the same age

Lights and electrics14.8%11.1%
Brakes13.2%6.6%
Suspension10.8%10.1%
Tyres8.4%6.7%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)5.3%4.4%
Emissions and leaks3.9%3.3%
Body and structure2.6%3.3%
Seat belts and airbags1.6%0.9%
Steering1.6%2.2%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Kia Carens tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Stop lamp: not working Lights and electrics	5.6%	2.0%	2.8×	0.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	4.4%	2.0%	2.2×	100.0%
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements Brakes	4.0%	1.1%	3.6×	0.0%
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam Lights and electrics	3.5%	1.6%	2.2×	0.0%
Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	2.6%	1.9%	1.4×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	2.6%	2.4%	1.1×	100.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	2.2%	1.8%	1.2×	0.0%
Condition: has ply or cords exposed Tyres Dangerous	2.1%	1.4%	1.5×	100.0%
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres	2.0%	1.3%	1.5×	0.0%
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak Suspension	2.0%	1.0%	2.0×	0.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	23.1%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	14.2%
Brake pads: wearing thin	13.3%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	9.1%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	7.1%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	5.8%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	4.4%
Coil spring: corroded	4.2%
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt	4.2%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread	4.1%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Diesel	10,386	63.7%
Petrol	3,172	60.5%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

MOT results for every model