Kia Niro
Made 2015–2023 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46)
First-time pass
75.9%
±3.0 pp
n = 800
Annual mileage (median)
14,269 km
km per year, between two inspections
Odometer inconsistencies
0.4%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
Major or dangerous defects
24.1%
share of inspections with that verdict
n = 800
75.9% of Kia Niro cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 800, all years of manufacture). 1,447 Kia Niro cars are registered in Lithuania (0.1% of all passenger cars), with a median age of 5.6 years. Of the 3 years of manufacture with enough data, cars made in 2018 do best (80.1%) and those made in 2017 worst (67.7%). A typical one covers 14,269 km a year.
Pass rate by year of manufacture
Years with n ≥ 30. Whiskers show the 95% interval
| Year | First-time pass | 95 % CI |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 64.7% | 51.0–76.4% |
| 2017 | 67.7% | 60.9–73.7% |
| 2018 | 80.1% | 74.0–85.1% |
| 2019 | 79.2% | 72.4–84.6% |
| 2020 | 77.6% | 67.7–85.2% |
| 2021 | 87.9% | 77.9–93.7% |
Mileage by age
p25–p75 band, median – solid line
| Age | p25 | p50 | p75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 yrs | 32,282 km | 47,424 km | 67,576 km |
| 4 yrs | 48,639 km | 65,642 km | 103,125 km |
| 5 yrs | 61,123 km | 88,675 km | 136,973 km |
| 6 yrs | 72,778 km | 101,745 km | 163,310 km |
| 7 yrs | 82,317 km | 122,063 km | 180,733 km |
CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
0.7% over the limit · n = 300
Inspection verdicts
Kia Niro, n = 800
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 41.1% |
| Minor defects | 34.8% |
| Major defects | 24.0% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.1% |
Registered fleet
Passenger cars allowed in traffic · Regitra, 2026-07-01
Cars registered
1,447
allowed in traffic
Fleet share
0.1%
of registered passenger cars
Age of cars registered
5.6 yrs
median since first registration
Electric share
31.7%
battery-electric cars (BEV)
Fuel: registered vs inspected
| Fuel | Registered | Inspected |
|---|---|---|
| Petrol | 4.2% | 6.4% |
| Petrol hybrid | 64.1% | 76.8% |
| Electric | 31.7% | 16.9% |
| Other | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Registered means every passenger car (M1/M1G) in Regitra's register that is allowed in traffic, while inspected counts only the cars that came to a technical inspection, so new cars not yet due for one are underrepresented there.
By year of manufacture
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