Kia Sportage Platinum Edition Isg: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Kia Sportage Platinum Edition Isg passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 13.8 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 1,384 individual Kia Sportage Platinum Edition Isg tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate90.5%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+13.8 points
Tests analysed1,384
Average mileage at test30,426 miles
Average year of manufacture2020
Reliability rank622 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 90.5% first-time pass rate means roughly 10 in every 100 Kia Sportage Platinum Edition Isgs 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 Platinum Edition Isg tested had covered 30,426 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. On a Kia Sportage Platinum Edition Isg 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 Platinum Edition Isg

  1. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2.4% of tests
  2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.7% of tests
  3. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.2% of tests
  4. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 1.1% of tests
  5. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.7% of tests
  6. A tyre seriously damaged, 0.6% of tests
  7. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.5% of tests
  8. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.5% of tests
  9. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.3% of tests
  10. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.2% of tests

From 2,180 DVSA-tracked Kia Sportage Platinum Edition Isg tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 7.18% of these flagged Kia Sportage Platinum Edition Isg defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Kia Sportage Platinum Edition Isg 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 Platinum Edition Isg year:

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