Kia Sportage 3 Crdi Isg Mhev S-A: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Kia Sportage 3 Crdi Isg Mhev S-A passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 10.9 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 761 individual Kia Sportage 3 Crdi Isg Mhev S-A tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate87.6%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+10.9 points
Tests analysed761
Average mileage at test31,209 miles
Average year of manufacture2021
Reliability rank1,047 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 87.6% first-time pass rate means roughly 12 in every 100 Kia Sportage 3 Crdi Isg Mhev 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 Sportage 3 Crdi Isg Mhev S-A tested had covered 31,209 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. On a Kia Sportage 3 Crdi Isg Mhev S-A bought as a 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 Sportage 3 Crdi Isg Mhev S-A

  1. Parking brake control missing, defective or inoperative, 1.7% of tests (63.95x the national rate for this defect)
  2. Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value, 1.7% of tests (6.15x the national rate for this defect)
  3. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.7% of tests (1.24x the national rate for this defect)
  4. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2.5% of tests
  5. A tyre seriously damaged, 0.9% of tests
  6. Parking brake inoperative on one side, 0.7% of tests (1.59x the national rate for this defect)
  7. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.6% of tests
  8. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.6% of tests
  9. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.5% of tests
  10. A seat belt webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened, 0.3% of tests (11.9x the national rate for this defect)

From 1,405 DVSA-tracked Kia Sportage 3 Crdi Isg Mhev S-A tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 10.8% of these flagged Kia Sportage 3 Crdi Isg Mhev S-A defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Kia Sportage 3 Crdi Isg Mhev S-A pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Kia Sportage 3 Crdi Isg Mhev S-A year:

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