88.2%
Kia Stinger
Kia Stinger MOT pass rate and common problems
The Kia Stinger passed 88.2% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 15.9 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Stinger compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
75.2%
Kia average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The Stinger runs 13 points ahead of the Kia average. It is 2nd of the 16 Kia models in the data. The average Stinger arrived at its test 6 years old with 44,756 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
Stinger MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Kia Stinger cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 87.2% of MOT tests. For cars aged 6 to 10 years it rose to 88.4%, 1.3 percentage points higher.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 976 | 87.2% | 14.9 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 1,142 | 88.4% | 16.1 pts above |
Older examples test at least as well as newer ones here, which usually says more about how the surviving cars have been kept than about age itself. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Stinger failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Kia Stinger cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Tyres and brakes together account for 63.2% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Stinger MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Kia Stinger cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 67.2% of everything testers recorded against failed Kia Stinger cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Stinger
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Tyres
Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, condition has ply or cords exposed, condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords, condition has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure, condition has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure and tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative. 36.8% of failure items.
2
Brakes
Recorded most often: brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick. 12.5% of failure items.
3
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively. 7.8% of failure items.
4
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: headlamp aim too low. 7.8% of failure items.
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Kia Stinger MOT FAQs
What is the Kia Stinger MOT pass rate?
88.2% of Kia Stinger cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 2,236 tests. That is 15.9 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 66th of 575 models.
What does a Kia Stinger most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Kia Stinger cars failing their 2025 MOT was tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, on 14.5% of failure items. Next were brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (12.5%) and condition has ply or cords exposed (8.3%).
Which area causes the most Kia Stinger MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was tyres at 40%, followed by brakes at 23.3%.
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, against 88.4% for cars aged 6 to 10 years.
Does this mean every Kia Stinger has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Kia Stinger that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Kia Stinger's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.