Kia Niro 2018: MOT failure rate for its age

13.4% of 29,196 MOT tests of the Kia Niro first registered in 2018 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 106.7 (95% CI 103.3–110.0; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2018 Kia Niro fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Kia Niro built in 2018 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	13.4	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	29196
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 103.3–110.0)	106.7	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	29196
Rank among this model's 5 build years	4	of 5	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	29196
Tested in 2024	7427	tests	median 56,099 miles	2024	7427

Built 2018 against Kia Niro normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 12.1% vs 10.7%; age 4: 13.4% vs 11.9%; age 5: 13.6% vs 13.2%; age 6: 14.5% vs 14.4%. Axis from 0% to 20%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2018 Kia Niro by registration · All Kia Niro MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2018 Kia Niro fail at each age?

Cars built in 2018 were tested at ages 3 to 6 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Kia Niro built 2018: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
3	7,164	12.1	11.4–12.9	10.7	113.1
4	7,245	13.4	12.6–14.2	11.9	112.7
5	7,360	13.6	12.9–14.4	13.2	103
6	7,427	14.5	13.7–15.3	14.4	100.6

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 29,196 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2018 Kia Niro?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2018 is tyres: 7.5 items per 100 first tests, against 7.4 across all build years of the Kia Niro. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2018 were tested at ages 3 to 6.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Kia Niro built 2018 against the Kia Niro in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2018, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Tyres	7.5	7.4	2,347
Visibility	5.2	4.4	1,642
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	3.5	2.4	1,089
Brakes	1.6	1.5	510
Suspension	0.4	0.2	110

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 31,366 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2018 compare with the years around it?

Among the 5 published build years of the Kia Niro, 2018 ranks 4 (1 = fails least for its age). 2017: index 94.5. 2019: index 108.2.

Kia Niro build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2016	93.2	87.4–99.0	better	7,720
2017	94.5	91.1–98.0	better	23,368
2018	106.7	103.3–110.0	worse	29,196
2019	108.2	104.9–111.6	worse	31,242
2020	100.3	97.4–103.3	no different	39,474

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 131,000 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Kia Niro 2018 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/kia-niro/2018/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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