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Kia Rio body and structure problems

DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 42,207 MOT tests · Updated

At 10 years, 1.1 in 100 MOT tests of the Kia Rio failed on body and structure, against 2.9 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 42,207 MOT tests) [1].

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  • Against all class 4 vehicles the same age: fails less often than all class 4 vehicles the same age (0.3–0.4×) (all test years), 446 MOT tests with a fail
  • When it starts: clear of 1.2 times from 20 years and at every older age seen
  • MOT tests at 10 years: 42,207 for the Kia Rio

Figures are for the model as a whole, not for one car.

What the MOT tests show

What we know

1.1 fails per 100 MOT tests at 10 years, against 2.9 for all class 4 vehicles tested at 10 (all test years). The Kia Rio fails less often here.

Why it matters

A body and structure fail stops the car passing until it is fixed.

What to check

Look under the sills, jacking points and rear subframe for rot, bubbling or fresh underseal over a repair, and check every door, bonnet and boot shuts properly.

Kia Rio body and structure fails by age

Kia Rio body and structure fails per 100 MOT tests by ageSolid line: the Kia Rio. Dashed line: all cars the same age. The table below lists every value.0510153 years: 0.1 per 100 (all cars 0.3), 16,724 MOT tests34 years: 0.1 per 100 (all cars 0.3), 17,706 MOT tests5 years: 0.1 per 100 (all cars 0.5), 22,227 MOT tests56 years: 0.2 per 100 (all cars 0.8), 27,718 MOT tests7 years: 0.2 per 100 (all cars 1.3), 34,299 MOT tests78 years: 0.4 per 100 (all cars 1.8), 39,618 MOT tests9 years: 0.7 per 100 (all cars 2.3), 41,749 MOT tests910 years: 1.1 per 100 (all cars 2.9), 42,207 MOT tests11 years: 2.1 per 100 (all cars 3.5), 37,669 MOT tests1112 years: 3.5 per 100 (all cars 4.3), 32,925 MOT tests13 years: 4.5 per 100 (all cars 5.0), 27,828 MOT tests1314 years: 4.9 per 100 (all cars 5.9), 20,443 MOT tests15 years: 5.3 per 100 (all cars 6.7), 14,234 MOT tests1516 years: 4.9 per 100 (all cars 7.6), 9,061 MOT tests17 years: 5.2 per 100 (all cars 8.3), 4,823 MOT tests1718 years: 8.0 per 100 (all cars 8.7), 3,012 MOT tests19 years: 10.0 per 100 (all cars 9.0), 1,922 MOT tests1920 years: 14.8 per 100 (all cars 9.2), 1,053 MOT tests
Fails per 100 MOT tests by age, all first-use years pooled. Kia Rio All class 4 vehicles the same age Shaded: over 18 years, survivors only.
AgeMOT testsFails per 100All class 4 vehicles the same age
316,7240.10.3
417,7060.10.3
522,2270.10.5
627,7180.20.8
734,2990.21.3
839,6180.41.8
941,7490.72.3
1042,2071.12.9
1137,6692.13.5
1232,9253.54.3
1327,8284.55.0
1420,4434.95.9
1514,2345.36.7
169,0614.97.6
174,8235.28.3
183,0128.08.7
19*1,92210.09.0
20*1,05314.89.2

All first-use years of the Kia Rio pooled at each age, against all class 4 vehicles at that age over all 2022–2025 test years. * Only survivors are still tested at this age.

What fails in the body and structure at 10 years

Advisories (not fails)

Re-secure exhaust (hanger or clamp) cost

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By engine and fuel

  • 1.2 petrol: 0.8 per 100 at 10 years, fails less often than petrol class 4 vehicles the same age (0.3–0.4×) (all test years; 21,057 MOT tests)
  • 1.4 petrol: 1.1 per 100 at 10 years, fails less often than petrol class 4 vehicles the same age (0.4–0.5×) (all test years; 10,734 MOT tests)

How to check on a test drive

Look under the sills, jacking points and rear subframe for rot, bubbling or fresh underseal over a repair, and check every door, bonnet and boot shuts properly.

The most common advisory here in MOT records: Exhaust system: mounting defective.

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The figures here describe Kia Rio cars as a group. These free tools answer for one car. Each line says what the tool reads.

Other Kia Rio problems

Body and structure on rival models

Questions people ask

Does the Kia Rio have more body and structure problems than other cars?

0.3 to 0.4 times the body and structure fail rate of all class 4 vehicles the same age at 10 years (all test years), from 42,207 MOT tests. The interval is clear of 0.8 in the same direction at 6 of the 18 ages seen (ages up to 18 with at least 100 MOT tests with a fail).

How common are Kia Rio body and structure problems?

1.1 in 100 MOT tests at 10 years failed on body and structure, against 2.9 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 42,207 MOT tests).

At what age do Kia Rio body and structure fails start?

20 years: from then on the rate stays clear of 1.2 times all class 4 vehicles the same age at every age seen, 1,053 MOT tests.

Sources

  1. Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2022 to 2025. DVSA MOT data, Open Government Licence v3.0, 395,218 MOT tests. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.

Parts: against all class 4 vehicles at the same age, all 2022–2025 test years pooled, not adjusted for mileage. Breakdowns and non-MOT faults are not in this data. How we compare