Kia Sportage GT-Ln Crdi Mhev4x4 Sa: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Kia Sportage GT-Ln Crdi Mhev4x4 Sa passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 11.3 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 784 individual Kia Sportage GT-Ln Crdi Mhev4x4 Sa tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 88% first-time pass rate means roughly 12 in every 100 Kia Sportage GT-Ln Crdi Mhev4x4 Sas 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 GT-Ln Crdi Mhev4x4 Sa tested had covered 30,969 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 GT-Ln Crdi Mhev4x4 Sa 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 GT-Ln Crdi Mhev4x4 Sa

1. Parking brake control missing, defective or inoperative, 1.1% of tests (41.81x the national rate for this defect)
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 3.7% of tests (1.61x the national rate for this defect)
3. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.2% of tests
4. A tyre seriously damaged, 0.9% of tests
5. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.7% of tests
6. Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value, 0.7% of tests (2.68x the national rate for this defect)
7. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 0.7% of tests
8. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.6% of tests
9. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.4% of tests
10. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.4% of tests

From 1,343 DVSA-tracked Kia Sportage GT-Ln Crdi Mhev4x4 Sa tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 10.6% of these flagged Kia Sportage GT-Ln Crdi Mhev4x4 Sa defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

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%

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• Mercedes-Benz Amg A 45 S 4matic+ Plus Auto - 88%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
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• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences

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