The UK's 9th biggest car brand, making up 3.76% of every car on the road.
On the road
1.30M
3.76% market share
National rank
#9
of 318 brands
New previous year
113k
+0.8% year-on-year
Models
28
model families
Electrified
26.9%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
How all 1,295,498 Kia cars on the road are powered
First-time registrations per year
113k
registered in the previous year
+0.8%
vs the year before
2025
busiest year, 113k registered
How Kia performs at the MOT overall, and which Kia models are most - and least - reliable. From 1,028,655 first-time tests.
Across the whole range
79.8%
▲ 2.2 pts vs UK avg 77.6%1,221,416
MOT tests in 2025
11
models compared
7,244
typical miles / year
60,874
average miles at test
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
Top 5 Kia models by first-time pass rate (8,000+ tests)
Lowest 5 Kia models by first-time pass rate (8,000+ tests)
Across the range, Kia passes its first MOT 79.8% of the time - above the 77.6% UK average. But it varies a lot by model: the Niro leads at 90.5%, while the Carens trails at 70.1%. Open any model for its full age, mileage and longevity breakdown.
28 models
421k on the road
47,773 new
220k on the road
13,633 new
134k on the road
12,839 new
127k on the road
5,602 new
98,736 on the road
4 new
55,122 on the road
8,418 new
45,806 on the road
1 new
41,197 on the road
3,785 new
40,612 on the road
2,429 new
24,286 on the road
1 new
19,390 on the road
3,214 new
17,683 on the road
11 new
12,811 on the road
3 new
11,931 on the road
11,168 new
10,626 on the road
4,964 on the road
2,521 new
3,519 on the road
1 new
2,132 on the road
500 new
2,112 on the road
2 new
830 on the road
841 new
436 on the road
357 on the road
275 on the road
275 new
46 on the road
17 on the road
10 on the road
6 on the road
6 new
5 on the road
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