Kia Sportage 3 Isg 4x4: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Kia Sportage 3 Isg 4x4 passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 13.9 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 671 individual Kia Sportage 3 Isg 4x4 tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 90.6% first-time pass rate means roughly 9 in every 100 Kia Sportage 3 Isg 4x4s 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 Isg 4x4 tested had covered 27,026 miles and was built around 2020.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Kia Sportage 3 Isg 4x4 sits 13.9 points above the national average, ranked 613 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 Sportage 3 Isg 4x4

1. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 3.7% of tests (1.96x the national rate for this defect)
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2.1% of tests
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.8% of tests
4. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1.2% of tests
5. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1.2% of tests
6. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.2% of tests
7. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 0.7% of tests
8. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 0.4% of tests (2.88x the national rate for this defect)
9. Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements, 0.4% of tests (2.42x the national rate for this defect)
10. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.3% of tests (2.25x the national rate for this defect)

From 671 DVSA-tracked Kia Sportage 3 Isg 4x4 tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.2% of these flagged Kia Sportage 3 Isg 4x4 defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Kia Sportage 3 Isg 4x4

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 Sportage 3 Isg 4x4 before it actually fails on it.

1. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 3.3% of tests (2.46x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 4% of tests (1.26x the national rate for this advisory)
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 27% of tests, also fails
4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 9.8% of tests, also fails
5. A tyre seriously damaged, 9.4% of tests, also fails
6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 7.5% of tests, also fails
7. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 4.3% of tests
8. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 1% of tests, also fails
9. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 0.4% of tests
10. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 0.4% of tests, also fails

From 671 DVSA-tracked Kia Sportage 3 Isg 4x4 tests, 2024.

Kia Sportage 3 Isg 4x4 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 Isg 4x4 year:

• 2020 Kia Sportage 3 Isg 4x4 - 90.5% first-time pass, 400 tests
• 2021 Kia Sportage 3 Isg 4x4 - 91.1% first-time pass, 270 tests

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

• Volkswagen Passat Se Nav Tdi S-A - 90.6%
• Audi A3 S Line Edition 1 35 Tfsi - 90.6%
• Tesla Model Y Rwd - 90.6%
• Kia Picanto GT-Line Isg - 90.6%
• Volkswagen Caddy C20 Commerce Pro Tdi - 90.6%
• Audi Q3 S Line Vor 40 Tfsi Quat S-A - 90.6%

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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