Kia Sorento 3 Crdi Awd S-A: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Kia Sorento 3 Crdi Awd S-A passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 13.1 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 697 individual Kia Sorento 3 Crdi Awd S-A tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 89.8% first-time pass rate means roughly 10 in every 100 Kia Sorento 3 Crdi Awd S-As presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Kia Sorento 3 Crdi Awd S-A tested had covered 30,669 miles and was built around 2021.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Kia Sorento 3 Crdi Awd S-A sits 13.1 points above the national average, ranked 739 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a Kia Sorento 3 Crdi Awd S-A

1. Front or rear fog lamp switch inoperative or not operating in accordance with the requirements, 3.6% of tests (137.38x the national rate for this defect)
2. An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 3.6% of tests (8.16x the national rate for this defect)
3. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 2.3% of tests (1.21x the national rate for this defect)
4. A tyre seriously damaged, 2% of tests
5. Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements, 1.1% of tests (6.21x the national rate for this defect)
6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1% of tests
7. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.6% of tests
8. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.6% of tests
9. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.6% of tests
10. A mandatory tell-tale for main beam headlamp or rear fog lamp missing or inoperative, 0.4% of tests (19.45x the national rate for this defect)

From 697 DVSA-tracked Kia Sorento 3 Crdi Awd S-A tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 1.86% of these flagged Kia Sorento 3 Crdi Awd S-A defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Kia Sorento 3 Crdi Awd S-A

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Kia Sorento 3 Crdi Awd S-A before it actually fails on it.

1. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 15.9% of tests (1.7x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 27.5% of tests, also fails
3. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 7.9% of tests
4. A tyre seriously damaged, 4.3% of tests, also fails
5. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 2.7% of tests, also fails
6. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 2.2% of tests
7. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 1.1% of tests
8. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 1% of tests
9. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 0.6% of tests
10. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 0.1% of tests

From 697 DVSA-tracked Kia Sorento 3 Crdi Awd S-A tests, 2024.

Other Kia models

• Kia Sportage - 79.4%
• Kia Picanto - 75.7%
• Kia Ceed - 71.6%
• Kia Rio - 74.3%
• Kia Niro - 90.3%
• Kia Venga - 78.4%
• Kia Sorento - 72.6%
• Kia Soul - 73.7%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Nissan Juke Acenta Dig-T S-A - 89.8%
• Kia Xceed First Edition Phev S-A - 89.8%
• Renault Clio Rs Line E-Tech Hev Auto - 89.8%
• Volvo Xc90 Inscrpt Pro B5 Mhev Awd A - 89.8%
• Volkswagen Tiguan R Tsi 4motion S-A - 89.8%
• Kia Xceed First Edition Isg S-A - 89.8%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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