Used car guide

2005 Kia Carens: petrol or diesel?

Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions go wrong in different ways, so each has its own figures from the MOTs these cars had during 2023–2025. Pick the one you’re looking at: the fuel is on the logbook and in the car’s MOT history.

Petrol 35% pass first time (all 2005 cars: 57%) Nothing stands out above the usual rate 105 MOTsSee the petrol guide › Diesel 39% pass first time (all 2005 cars: 57%) Stands out: drive shaft (cv) joints 3.8×, exhaust system 2.1×, anti-roll bar link joints 3× 329 MOTsSee the diesel guide ›

Hybrid versions had too few MOTs for figures of their own, or weren’t sold.

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Other years

Every year of the Kia Carens compared

YearMOT testsMost flagged
2019269Tyres 32%
20184,844Tyres 33%
20175,533Tyres 32%
20165,331Brakes 35%
20156,361Brakes 38%
20146,477Brakes 38%
20134,112Brakes 40%
2012272Brakes 42%
20111,008Suspension 49%
2010969Suspension 47%
20093,208Suspension 54%
20082,865Suspension 58%
20071,285Suspension 60%
2006809Brakes 54%
2004294Brakes 55%
2003177Brakes 51%
2002–Too few tests
2001–Too few tests
2000–Too few tests