MOT History from tests of diesel KIA RIOs year 2008

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Pass percent:61.36%

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

Based on:20,233 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1366
Registration plate lamp issues	1306
Headlamp aim out of alignment	762
Brake pipe excessively corroded	694
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	348
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	347
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	322
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	306
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	302
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	260
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	242
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	228
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	192
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	171
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	153
Registration plate issues	145
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	126
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	123
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	122
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	120
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	118
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	118
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	104
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 ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	95
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	93
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	89
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	86
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	86
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 Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	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
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	79
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	79
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	77
Windscreen washer not working	76
Rear brake binding	74
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	74
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	73
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	72
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	71
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	67
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	67
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	67
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	67
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	66
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 Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	62
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	61
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
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	54
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	53
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	52
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	51
Front brake application uneven	48
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	45
Fuel tank leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i))	45
Rear brake application uneven	44
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	44
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 Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	41
Nearside 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 Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	36
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	35
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	34
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	33
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	33
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	33
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	32
Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	32
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	31
Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))	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 Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	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
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	28
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	27
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	27
Central Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	27
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	27
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	26
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	26
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	26
Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	26
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	26
Front brake excessively fluctuating	26
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	25
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	24
Power steering pipe/hose leaking (2.1.5 (a))	24
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	24
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	24
Offside Steering rack gaiter insecure \|2.2.D.2d\|	24

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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