MOT History from tests of petrol KIA RIOs year 2008

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Pass percent:66.61%

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

Based on:25,760 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1997
Registration plate lamp issues	1123
Headlamp aim out of alignment	837
Brake pipe excessively corroded	750
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	312
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	295
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	276
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	272
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	259
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	247
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	242
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	226
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	220
Registration plate issues	175
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	150
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	146
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	132
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	132
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	122
Offside 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\|	119
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	115
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	112
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	110
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	106
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	95
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	94
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	92
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	90
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	88
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	88
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	85
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	84
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	84
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	82
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	82
Rear brake binding	82
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	82
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	80
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	79
Windscreen washer not working	76
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	75
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	75
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	70
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	68
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	66
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	65
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	65
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	64
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	63
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	61
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	60
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	59
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	59
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	58
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	58
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	55
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	55
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	52
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	51
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	51
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	50
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	48
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	46
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	46
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	44
Front brake excessively fluctuating	44
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	42
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	42
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	42
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	40
Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	38
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	38
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	38
Rear brake application uneven	38
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	36
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	36
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	35
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	35
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	34
Central Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	33
Front brake application uneven	32
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	32
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	32
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	30
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	29
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	29
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	29
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	28
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	28
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	28
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	27
Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii))	27
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	26

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 petrol KIA RIOs year 2008

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