MOT Check for KIA OPTIMAs
The KIA OPTIMA makes up 66,446 of the overall 8,504,905 KIA MOT test results. Select your OPTIMA model year below to find the specific problems.
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MOT check Some examples of the most common issues are:Offside Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) Occurs:12 times
Offside Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) Occurs:12 times
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) Occurs:25 times
Parking brake efficiency below requirements ai Occurs:27 times
Registration plate issues Occurs:263 times
Headlamp aim out of alignment Occurs:1,422 times
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) Occurs:52 times
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort Occurs:24 times
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) Occurs:32 times
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Occurs:153 times
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam Occurs:13 times
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Occurs:26 times
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) Occurs:34 times
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Occurs:40 times
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Occurs:30 times
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Occurs:16 times
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:18 times
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) Occurs:266 times
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) Occurs:92 times
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) Occurs:266 times
Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) Occurs:113 times
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Occurs:16 times
Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) Occurs:15 times
Bonnet primary retaining device ineffective (3.1 (c)) Occurs:12 times
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) Occurs:231 times
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