133,566 on UK roads in 2025+12,723 vs 2024
On the road
134k
133,566 licensed
Change vs 2024
+10.5%
+12,723 cars
New in 2025
12,839
first-time registrations
Electrified
100%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Kia NIRO is a common sight on UK roads, with 133,566 licensed in 2025 - up 10.5% on 2024. 12,839 were registered new in 2025. Every one is fully electric. Most date from the 2020-2025 era.
Licensed Kia NIRO cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Kia NIRO on the road today.
Current split
Engine size
Cars on the road by engine capacity
How old are they?
Share of cars by the year they were first registered
How a Kia Niro holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 60,064 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
90.5%
60,064 MOT tests in 2025 · 55,079 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
91.6%
2023
91.1%
2024
90.7%
2025
90.5%
▼ 1.1 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
How a Kia Niro is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 42,291 cars tracked across years
23.6%
low · <5k
58.9%
avg · 5-15k
17.4%
high · 15k+
Most cover 5,167-12,354 miles a year (median 7,994).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 38,916 → 42,161 → 47,662 → 55,491
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Not enough data.
A 2025 Kia Niro passes first time 90.5% of the time - above the 77.6% UK average, and easing slightly year on year. The typical one is driven about 10,319 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 91.8% of low-mileage cars pass versus 90.5% past 120k.
Of 5,230 first-time fails, here's what gets flagged most. Most cars fail on more than one item, so shares add up past 100%.
Share of failed tests, by area
Exact items most often recorded as the reason a car failed
Before you buy a specific Kia NIRO, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
