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Kia Stonic

Reliability, running costs, and MOT data across 5 years from 31,430 real MOT tests.

Avg Pass Rate

92%

Total Tests

31,430

Best Year

2021 (97%)

Years Covered

5

How reliable is the Kia Stonic?

vs national average+10% (82% avg)
vs Kia brand average+6% (86% avg)
Best to worst year spread8 percentage points
Reliability trendImproving over years

Kia Stonic by Year

YearPass RateTestsAvg Mileage
202197%25018,874 mi
202094%6,05324,242 mi
201991%12,61233,494 mi
201890%11,25842,938 mi
201789%1,25745,840 mi

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About the Kia Stonic

The Kia Stonic has been tested 31,430 times in 2024 MOT data across 5 model years (2017 to 2021), with an average pass rate of 92%. That's comfortably above the national average of 82%, making it a reliable choice. Available as diesel and petrol.

Best and Worst Years

The 2021 model is the most reliable with a 97% pass rate from 250 tests. The 2017 model has the lowest at 89%. The 8 point spread between years means reliability varies somewhat, but no year is dramatically different.

Reliability Trend

Newer KIA STONICs show better MOT pass rates than older ones, with an average improvement of 5 percentage points.

Mileage Across Years

The oldest model in our data (2017) averages 45,840 miles, while the newest (2021) averages 18,874 miles.

Compared to the Kia brand average of 86%, the Stonic performs 6 points better, making it one of the more reliable options in the Kia range.

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