MOT History from tests of petrol KIA RIOs year 2008

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Pass percent:65.12%

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

Based on:28,619 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2168
Registration plate lamp issues	1228
Headlamp aim out of alignment	919
Brake pipe excessively corroded	848
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	371
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	369
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	343
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	341
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	324
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
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	247
Registration plate issues	201
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	167
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	166
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	166
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	164
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	159
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	146
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	138
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	137
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	132
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	124
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (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 Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	108
Windscreen washer not working	108
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	106
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	106
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	101
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	100
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	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
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	90
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	90
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 has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	84
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
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	78
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	78
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	77
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	75
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 Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	65
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	65
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	64
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	64
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	61
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	59
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	55
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
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	53
Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	52
Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii))	49
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	48
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	46
Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))	44
Front brake excessively fluctuating	44
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	43
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
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	40
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	40
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	39
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
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	36
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	36
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	35
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	34
Central Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	33
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	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
Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))	31
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	31
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	30
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	30
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	30

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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