Does the Kia Stonic fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?

The Kia Stonic records 1.41 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 2.85 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−1.44, 95% interval −1.57 to −1.32). It ranks 369 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on lamps, reflectors and electrics · check a Kia Stonic by registration

What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Kia Stonic is “A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED”, recorded 262 times in 2019–2024.

Kia Stonic: most frequent lamps, reflectors and electrics defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED	262	0.36
Audible warning inoperative	90	0.12
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements	79	0.11
A lens defective which has no effect on emitted light	73	0.10
A reversing lamp inoperative	67	0.09

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 72,229 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

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