Clean air zones
Which Kia models meet the ULEZ standard?
DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 3,673,006 MOT tests · Updated
At least 69.4% of 3,673,006 Kia MOT tests in 2022–2025 were on cars that meet the ULEZ standard by first-use date alone [1].
- 18 Kia models with at least 1,000 MOT tests each; the most tested is the Kia Sportage (1,071,431 MOT tests)
- Range: from none by date alone (Kia Sedona) to at least 100.0% (Kia Xceed) of tests on cars that meet it by date
- Diesel: 36.7% of Kia MOT tests; a diesel generally meets Euro 6 only if first used from September 2015 [2]
- Per car: the Euro standard on the V5C decides, whatever the model
The fuel, the first-use date and the Euro standard on the V5C decide it for each car. Check the reg first.
Every Kia model page
Most tested first. The share counts MOT tests on cars first used late enough to meet the standard by date alone (petrol from 2006, diesel and hybrids from 2016, electric always), so it is a lower bound: many older Kia cars meet it too.
| Model | MOT tests | Main fuel | Meet it by date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kia Sportage ULEZ | 1,071,431 | Diesel (55.4%) | at least 59.1% |
| Kia Picanto ULEZ | 730,148 | Petrol (100.0%) | at least 94.1% |
| Kia Ceed ULEZ | 487,419 | Diesel (60.1%) | at least 51.0% |
| Kia Rio ULEZ | 395,964 | Petrol (78.2%) | at least 78.6% |
| Kia Niro ULEZ | 237,357 | Hybrid (71.1%) | at least 91.3% |
| Kia Venga ULEZ | 190,251 | Petrol (75.4%) | at least 77.7% |
| Kia Sorento ULEZ | 147,099 | Diesel (95.1%) | at least 26.8% |
| Kia Soul ULEZ | 97,352 | Diesel (60.2%) | at least 45.4% |
| Kia Stonic ULEZ | 95,531 | Petrol (78.0%) | at least 97.9% |
| Kia Carens ULEZ | 61,670 | Diesel (76.9%) | at least 34.1% |
| Kia Xceed ULEZ | 48,800 | Petrol (82.2%) | at least 100.0% |
| Kia Optima ULEZ | 45,243 | Diesel (92.3%) | at least 51.5% |
| Kia Sedona ULEZ | 22,885 | Diesel (100.0%) | none by date alone |
| Kia Proceed ULEZ | 21,544 | Petrol (71.3%) | at least 85.9% |
| Kia Stinger ULEZ | 8,151 | Petrol (76.9%) | at least 98.0% |
| Kia EV6 ULEZ | 6,034 | Electric (100.0%) | all (electric) |
| Kia Cerato ULEZ | 2,903 | Petrol (100.0%) | at least 15.3% |
| Kia Magentis ULEZ | 1,598 | Petrol (100.0%) | at least 40.8% |
Compliance is decided for each car, not for a model. A zone checks the Euro emissions standard the car was built to, which is on the V5C log book or the maker’s certificate of conformity. Check one car with our ULEZ checker or TfL’s vehicle checker.
Check one car against the clean air zones
These figures are for a model or a zone as a whole. The ULEZ checker estimates one car's status from its fuel, first registration date and VCA emissions data; the zone operator's own checker has the final word. A registration also shows the car's DVSA MOT record.
- Check a Kia's MOT history Every MOT test, fail item, advisory and mileage reading DVSA holds for that registration.
Sources
- Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2022 to 2025. DVSA MOT data, Open Government Licence v3.0, 3,673,006 MOT tests. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.
- Transport for London, ULEZ standards and charges for cars. TfL (text used as facts; see TfL terms). Accessed 22 Sep 2026.
Zone rules are read from the operators’ own pages and GOV.UK, quote-checked against a saved copy, and dated. The Euro standard by first-use date is a guide for a group of cars; a zone decides for each car. MOT figures count class 4 normal MOT tests; vans in class 4 cannot be separated from cars in the national figures.