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

The Kia Sportage GT-Ln S Crdi Mhev Sa passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 12.4 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 892 individual Kia Sportage GT-Ln S Crdi Mhev Sa tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate89.1%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+12.4 points
Tests analysed892
Average mileage at test28,531 miles
Average year of manufacture2021
Reliability rank850 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 89.1% first-time pass rate means roughly 11 in every 100 Kia Sportage GT-Ln S Crdi Mhev 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 S Crdi Mhev Sa tested had covered 28,531 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 S Crdi Mhev 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 S Crdi Mhev Sa

  1. Parking brake control missing, defective or inoperative, 1% of tests (38.78x the national rate for this defect)
  2. Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value, 1.2% of tests (4.39x 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, 2.1% of tests
  5. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.3% of tests
  6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.5% of tests
  7. Parking brake inoperative on one side, 0.4% of tests
  8. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.3% of tests
  9. Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 0.3% of tests
  10. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.2% of tests

From 1,641 DVSA-tracked Kia Sportage GT-Ln S Crdi Mhev Sa tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 7.9% of these flagged Kia Sportage GT-Ln S Crdi Mhev Sa defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Kia Sportage GT-Ln S Crdi Mhev Sa 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 GT-Ln S Crdi Mhev Sa year:

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