10,626 on UK roads in 2025-352 vs 2024
On the road
10,626
10,626 licensed
Change vs 2024
-3.2%
-352 cars
New in 2025
0
first-time registrations
Electrified
6.4%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Kia OPTIMA has a steady presence on UK roads, with 10,626 licensed in 2025 - down 3.2% on 2024. None were registered new in 2025, so the fleet can only shrink as cars are retired. The fleet is overwhelmingly diesel (93%), with most in the 1.6-2.0L class. Most date from the 2015-2019 era.
Licensed Kia OPTIMA cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Kia OPTIMA 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 Optima holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 12,760 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
81.6%
12,760 MOT tests in 2025 · 10,897 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
84%
2023
82.8%
2024
82.2%
2025
81.6%
▼ 2.4 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
How a Kia Optima is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 10,926 cars tracked across years
13.6%
low · <5k
68.1%
avg · 5-15k
18.3%
high · 15k+
Most cover 6,569-13,279 miles a year (median 9,389).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 56,771 → 67,024 → 77,069 → 86,279
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Diesel
9,957 tests
81%
A 2025 Kia Optima passes first time 81.6% of the time - above the 77.6% UK average, and easing slightly year on year. The typical one is driven about 10,920 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 88.4% of low-mileage cars pass versus 79.3% past 120k.
Of 2,005 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 OPTIMA, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
