Kia Sorento MOT pass rate, common failures and mileage
In 2023, 73.2% of 36,939 MOT tests on the Kia Sorento ended in a pass, 3.3 points below the 76.5% average for all cars. Comparing like for like at ages 3 to 10, it passed 80.2% against 82.0%, ranking 97th of 148 models.
Pass rate and mileage by age
Each row covers the Kia Sorento MOT tests at that age. Mileage shows the median and the middle half of odometer readings, from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
| Age | Pass rate | Mileage |
|---|---|---|
| 2971 tests | 90.7% | 23,000 · 19k to 31k |
| 32,235 tests | 89.1% | 31,000 · 23k to 39k |
| 42,623 tests | 86.9% | 39,000 · 29k to 49k |
| 52,753 tests | 85.2% | 47,000 · 37k to 59k |
| 63,183 tests | 82.3% | 55,000 · 45k to 69k |
| 73,625 tests | 81.4% | 67,000 · 51k to 83k |
| 83,463 tests | 76.2% | 73,000 · 57k to 91k |
| 92,428 tests | 71.7% | 83,000 · 65k to 103k |
| 102,013 tests | 66.4% | 93,000 · 73k to 113k |
| 111,879 tests | 66.9% | 97,000 · 79k to 119k |
| 121,947 tests | 64.3% | 105,000 · 87k to 125k |
| 131,690 tests | 63.2% | 103,000 · 87k to 125k |
| 141,160 tests | 59.0% | 101,000 · 83k to 121k |
| 151,557 tests | 58.1% | 107,000 · 89k to 125k |
| 161,936 tests | 57.9% | 113,000 · 93k to 133k |
| 171,876 tests | 57.3% | 115,000 · 93k to 135k |
| 18928 tests | 56.1% | 113,000 · 93k to 133k |
| 19547 tests | 54.7% | 119,000 · 95k to 141k |
Most common MOT failures and advisories
How often each item came up, per 100 MOT tests on the Kia Sorento. Advisories are things the tester noted that did not fail the car, often wear that will need attention soon. Follow an item to see what it means and how serious it is.
Failures
Advisories and minor defects
What to check on a used Sorento
The parts that come up most often in Kia Sorento MOTs, and how to look at them on a viewing.
- Brake discs and padsAsk when the discs and pads were last replaced, and look through the wheel for a raised lip on the edge of the disc.
- Brake pipes and hosesLook underneath at the metal brake pipes for heavy rust, and at the rubber hoses for cracks or bulges.
- TyresCheck the tread across the full width of every tyre, including the inner edge, and look for cuts and bulges in the sidewalls.
- Oil leaksLook under the engine and gearbox, and at the ground where the car was parked, for fresh oil.
- Suspension and steering jointsListen for knocks over bumps and at full lock, and ask whether any suspension or steering joints have been replaced.
Check a specific Sorento
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Other Kia models
Overall MOT pass rate in 2023. Compare all Kia models or see every make.
How these figures are made. We counted every initial MOT test (not retests) of cars and light vans in Great Britain in 2023 from the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 33,842,940 tests in all. Pass rate is the share of initial tests that ended in a pass, counting faults fixed during the test. Age is whole years from first registration to the test, so a car having its first MOT a few weeks early counts as 2.
Like-for-like pass rates average each model's pass rate at ages 3 to 10 with the same age mix for every model, so a model is not flattered by a young fleet or penalised by an old one. Models are grouped by the first word of the DVSA model name, and names that cover several models are left out.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RegTail's analysis of the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 2023 tests.