MOT History from tests of diesel KIA RIOs year 2008

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Pass percent:62.58%

(The average a diesel KIA RIO year 2008 passes without issue)

Based on:18,529 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1276
Registration plate lamp issues	1231
Headlamp aim out of alignment	697
Brake pipe excessively corroded	597
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	347
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	306
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	298
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	228
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	225
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	225
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	192
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	178
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	155
Registration plate issues	127
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	126
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	121
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	120
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	118
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	116
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	112
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	104
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	96
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	86
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	84
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	84
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	84
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	82
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	81
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	79
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	77
Rear brake binding	74
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	73
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	72
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	72
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	71
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	71
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	68
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	67
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	67
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	67
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	65
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	64
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	62
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	61
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	60
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	57
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	57
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	56
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	55
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	53
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	52
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	51
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	51
Windscreen washer not working	51
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	51
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	50
Front brake application uneven	48
Rear brake application uneven	44
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	44
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	44
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	43
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	42
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	42
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	41
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	40
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	38
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	38
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	37
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	36
Fuel tank leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i))	36
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	36
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	33
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	31
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke \|7.4.B.3a\|	30
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	30
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	29
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	29
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	29
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	29
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	28
Windscreen has damage	28
Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	28
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	27
Central Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	27
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	27
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	27
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	27
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	26
Front brake excessively fluctuating	26
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	25
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	24
Offside Steering rack gaiter insecure \|2.2.D.2d\|	24
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	23
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	23
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	23
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	23
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	23
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	22
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	22
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	22
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	22
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	21
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	21
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	21
Upper Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	21

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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MOT History from tests of diesel KIA RIOs year 2008

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