KIA Magentis
Registered from 2002 to 2010.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2006 2.0 petrol. 46 of 158 tests failed, 29%.
Better than 35% of 2006 cars. The typical one fails 27%, across 889 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 41% | 19 |
| Suspension | 37% | 17 |
| Lights and electrics | 28% | 13 |
| Body and structure | 24% | 11 |
| Visibility | 24% | 11 |
| Seat belts and airbags | 20% | 9 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle.
- A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
Where it stands out against its peers
- Visibility: failed more often than 93% of 2006 cars — 24% of its 46 failed tests, where an ordinary 2006 car has 9%.
- Seat belts and airbags: failed more often than 97% of 2006 cars — 20% of its 46 failed tests, where an ordinary 2006 car has 2%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Brakes — 41% of its failures
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Suspension — 37% of its failures
- A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Lights and electrics — 28% of its failures
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Body and structure — 24% of its failures
- A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded
- Visibility — 24% of its failures
- Seat belts and airbags — 20% of its failures