Kia Sportage MOT pass rate and common failures

78% of Kia Sportage MOTs passed first time, about the same as 77% for all cars at the same ages.

78%passed first time (cars its age: 77%)
2.0mKia Sportage MOTs counted since May 2018
6,500typical miles a year at 10 years old

First-time pass rate by year registered

Each year's Kia Sportages against every car first registered the same year, at the same ages. Newer cars have only had their first few MOTs, so they look better. Years with fewer than 5,000 MOTs are left out.

Share of MOTs passed first time, by year first registered. All cars: every car first registered that year, at the same ages.
Registered	Sportage	All cars	MOTs
2023	88%	88%	16k
2022	88%	88%	56k
2021	85%	86%	80k
2020	84%	86%	75k
2019	84%	85%	164k
2018	84%	83%	202k
2017	83%	82%	263k
2016	80%	80%	296k
2015	77%	78%	181k
2014	76%	74%	167k
2013	69%	71%	158k
2012	66%	68%	112k
2011	66%	65%	68k
2010	62%	63%	38k
2009	58%	61%	23k
2008	58%	59%	16k
2007	52%	58%	16k
2006	50%	56%	16k
2005	49%	55%	16k

Compare two years of the Sportage, age for age.

First-time pass rate by age

Share of MOTs at each age that passed first time. Ages with fewer than 10,000 Kia Sportage MOTs are left out.

Commonest reasons for failure

Brake pads less than 1.5mm thickOther cars its age: 1.83.1
Tyre tread below the legal limitOther cars its age: 2.23.1
Wiper does not clear the windscreenOther cars its age: 2.12.7
Parking brake efficiency too lowOther cars its age: 0.71.4
Headlamp aim too highOther cars its age: 0.91.1
Suspension arm pin or bush excessively wornOther cars its age: 0.71.1
Tyre cut deep enough to reach the plyOther cars its age: 1.31.0
Track rod end has excessive playOther cars its age: 0.61.0

Out of every 100 Kia Sportage MOTs, against other cars at the same ages.

Where it comes up more than other cars its age

Brake pads wearing thinAdvisory. Other cars its age: 7.412.5
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustmentFail. Other cars its age: 0.20.6
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travelFail. Other cars its age: 0.10.4
Parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair.Advisory. Other cars its age: 0.10.3
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limitsFail. Other cars its age: 0.10.2
Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirtFail. Other cars its age: 0.00.1

Out of every 100 Kia Sportage MOTs. Only items noted well above other cars of the same ages.

Miles a year

Typical miles a year between one MOT and the next: 7,500 at 3 years old, 3,500 at 20. Rounded to the nearest 1,000.

Counted from DVSA records of 286,058,652 MOTs, 20 May 2018 to 18 October 2026. A test and its retests count as one MOT, and a fail put right at the test counts as a first-time fail, as the DVSA counts it. About Kia Sportages in general, not a prediction for any one car. Spotted a mistake? Email fuzzyreguk@gmail.com.

Check a Kia Sportage's MOT history

Every test and advisory, free, from the registration.