Kia Rio 2012

Cars aged 13 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
58.8% ±3.9 pp
M1 average at 13 years – 51.7%

n = 614 inspections

Expected mileage now (median)
167,333 km
Percentiles · cars aged 13
p10 92k
p25 126k
p50 167k
p75 210k
p90 253k
Kia Rio 2012: mileage distribution
Chart data: Kia Rio 2012: mileage distribution
km
p1091,501 km
p25125,823 km
p50167,333 km
p75210,071 km
p90252,722 km

Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.


Is the mileage normal?

Enter the mileage from the ad – we show where it falls among identical cars.

Inspection verdicts

Rio 2012, n = 614
Kia Rio 2012: Inspection verdicts
Chart data: Kia Rio 2012: Inspection verdicts
%
No defects36.2%
Minor defects22.6%
Major defects40.4%
Dangerous defects0.8%
Odometer inconsistencies
0.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections

CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
1.1% over the limit · n = 269
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.33 m⁻¹
5.9% over the limit · n = 325

What these numbers say

58.8% of 2012 Kia Rio cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 614), against an average of 51.7% for all 13-year-old M1 cars.

This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 13-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 167,333 km, half of them between 125,823 km and 210,071 km.

No odometer inconsistencies were recorded among the cars assessed.

The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.33 m⁻¹; 5.9% of measurements exceed the limit.

Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate