88.2%
Kia Stinger pass rate
Used Kia Stinger buying guide
In 2025, Kia Stinger cars passed 88.2% of 2,236 initial MOT tests, 15.9 points above the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Kia Stinger MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
+15.9
percentage points above average
Ranked on pass rate the Stinger sits 66th of 575 models in the data. Kia as a brand averaged 75.2%, so this model runs 13 points ahead of its own brand. Kia Stinger cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 87.2% of MOT tests in 2025; examples aged 6 to 10 years did better, at 88.4%.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Kia Stinger MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the Stinger compares with similar cars.
Stinger fuel types
Petrol was the most common fuel among Kia Stinger cars tested in 2025. Diesel still made up 20.7% of tests.
Where the Stinger fails its MOT
Where Kia Stinger cars that failed their 2025 MOT were marked down, as a share of all recorded failure items.
The specific items testers recorded most often were tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (14.5%), brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (12.5%) and condition has ply or cords exposed (8.3%). See every common Stinger MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Kia Stinger that failed, not a claim that every Stinger has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used Stinger?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at in each.
1
Tyres
Check tread depth across the full width of every tyre (the legal minimum is 1.6mm), and look for cuts, bulges and uneven wear. 40% of Stinger failure items.
2
Brakes
Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing. 23.3% of Stinger failure items.
3
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting. 13.5% of Stinger failure items.
4
Visibility
Check the windscreen for chips or cracks in the driver's view, and that the wipers and washers clear it properly. 11% of Stinger failure items.
5
Noise, emissions and leaks
Listen for a blowing exhaust, watch for smoke on start-up and look under the car for oil or fluid leaks. 6.6% of Stinger failure items.
None of this replaces the car's own record. Run a free MOT history check on the registration to see every test, advisory and recorded mileage for that car.
What the MOT record doesn't tell you
Knowing Kia Stinger failures cluster around tyres and brakes tells you what to inspect. It tells you nothing about whether the car is safe to buy. An MOT does not show money still owed on the car, a write-off, a theft record or a clocked odometer.
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- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
Other used Kia models
The most-tested Kia models in 2025, with how their MOT pass rate compares with the Stinger.
Used Kia Stinger FAQs
Is the Kia Stinger reliable?
MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is an 88.2% first-time pass rate for the Kia Stinger across 2,236 tests in 2025, above the 72.3% average for all cars.
Do older Kia Stinger cars fail their MOT more often?
Kia Stinger cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 87.2% of MOT tests in 2025; examples aged 6 to 10 years did better, at 88.4%. On an older example, the car's own MOT history tells you more than the model average.
What should I check before buying a used Kia Stinger?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: tyres, brakes and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment. Then check the individual car's history: outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, stolen markers, mileage and previous keepers. None of these appear in the MOT record or on the V5C.
How do I check a Kia Stinger's history?
Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.