MOT fail rates by first-use year

2015 Kia Carens MOT fail rate and common faults

How Kia Carens cars first used in 2015 did at their MOTs from 2022 to 2025, against all cars of the same age. From 8,627 DVSA MOT tests of these cars. First use is usually the date the car was first registered.

MOT data updated 28 September 2026

At 10 years, tested in 2025

MOT fail rate at age 10 (n=2,091)34.6%

All cars at 10 years (n=9,049,507)30.3%

Difference+4.3 pts

MOT tests of 2015 cars, 2022 to 20258,627

What stands out

In 2025, at 10 years old, Kia Carens cars first used in 2015 failed 34.6% of MOTs (2,091 tests), 4.3 points above the 30.3% for all cars that age.
From 2022 to 2025, as these cars went from 7 to 10 years old, the fail rate moved from 24.9% to 34.6%.
Kia Carens cars first used a year earlier, in 2014, failed 35.1% at the same age of 10 years (2,185 tests, in 2024).
The most common fail item that is not a wear item, for the Kia Carens at 10 years, is shock absorber leaking, at 3.1 per 100 MOTs (all cars: 0.9).

MOT fail rate by test year

Kia Carens cars first used in 2015: share of MOT tests that failed, by test year, against all cars of the same age. Years with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
Test year	Age	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars	Difference
2022	7 years	24.9%	2,194	20.6%	+4.3 pts
2023	8 years	29.7%	2,187	23.8%	+6.0 pts
2024	9 years	32.4%	2,155	27.1%	+5.3 pts
2025	10 years	34.6%	2,091	30.3%	+4.3 pts

Most common faults at 10 years

These figures cover all Kia Carens MOTs at 10 years: cars first used 2012 to 2015, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=5,830). The list uses every first-use year so it has enough tests. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

MOT fail items

Fail item	Per 100 MOTs	All cars
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Wear	5.6	2.1
Brake light not working Wear	5.6	2.0
Dipped headlight not working Wear	3.5	1.7
Shock absorber leaking	3.1	0.9
Handbrake too weak	2.6	1.0
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Wear	2.6	2.7
Tyre with cords exposed Wear	2.1	1.4
Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn	2.0	0.7
Wipers not clearing screen Wear	1.9	1.8
Tyre condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Wear	1.8	1.2

Per 100 of the MOTs above (n=5,830). A test with two items counts once for each.

Advisories

Advisory	Per 100 MOTs	All cars
Tyre tread close to the legal limit or worn on the edge Wear	20.3	17.0
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	15.8	9.6
Brake pads wearing thin Wear	14.6	8.1
Tyre condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Wear	8.6	8.6
Suspension pin or bush worn, without excessive movement	5.1	5.8
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively	4.3	2.7
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Wear	4.2	3.2
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt	4.2	2.2
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	3.8	2.8
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread Wear	3.6	2.0

Per 100 of the MOTs above (n=5,830). A test with two items counts once for each.

Fuel type at 10 years

These figures cover all Kia Carens MOTs at 10 years: cars first used 2012 to 2015, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=5,830). Each fuel is set against all cars of the same fuel and age. Fuels with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.

Fuel	Share of tests	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars, same fuel	Median mileage
Diesel	84.2%	35.5%	4,908	31.4%	84,340 miles

Fail rate by mileage at 10 years

These figures cover all Kia Carens MOTs at 10 years: cars first used 2012 to 2015, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=5,830). At 10 years, Kia Carens cars at 90,000 to 120,000 miles failed more often (40.8%, n=1,584) than those at 30,000 to 60,000 miles (27.5%, n=1,036). Bands with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.

Mileage at test	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
30,000 to 60,000 miles	27.5%	1,036	24.7%
60,000 to 90,000 miles	33.3%	2,378	31.9%
90,000 to 120,000 miles	40.8%	1,584	35.3%

Car tax rules for a 2015 car

Cars first registered from 1 March 2001 to 31 March 2017 are taxed by CO2 emissions band, from band A (the lowest emissions) to band M. The band is set by the CO2 figure on the V5C logbook.

These are the rules, not the amount for a specific car. Car tax check

ULEZ and clean air zones

Petrol cars first registered from 2006 usually meet Euro 4, the petrol standard for the London ULEZ, so they usually do not pay the daily charge.
Diesel cars usually meet Euro 6 when first registered from September 2015. A 2015 diesel can be on either side of that date, so the Euro standard of that car decides.
The clean air zones in Birmingham and Bristol use the same Euro 4 petrol and Euro 6 diesel standards. The low emission zones in Scotland use them too, but enforce them with fines, not a daily charge.

The Euro standard of the car decides, not the year alone. ULEZ checker

Other years of the Kia Carens

2014 Kia Carens 2016 Kia Carens

Other Kia models first used in 2015

Model	Age at test	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
Kia Sportage (2015)	10 years in 2025	28.9%	20,714	30.3%
Kia Picanto (2015)	10 years in 2025	26.2%	13,632	30.3%
Kia Rio (2015)	10 years in 2025	25.6%	11,373	30.3%
Kia Ceed (2015)	10 years in 2025	28.9%	11,138	30.3%
Kia Venga (2015)	10 years in 2025	25.1%	6,148	30.3%
Kia Sorento (2015)	10 years in 2025	27.8%	3,927	30.3%
Kia Soul (2015)	10 years in 2025	23.8%	2,564	30.3%

More on the Kia Carens

Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025. MOT data updated 28 September 2026.

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Car tax and clean air zone rules are summarised from GOV.UK and Transport for London guidance. They are general rules and are not drawn from the MOT data.