Hybrid Kia Sportage: MOT pass rate

86.6% of hybrid Kia Sportages pass the MOT first time, measured across 790 DVSA tests on that fuel type alone. Average mileage at test was 38,351.

Hybrid against the other Kia Sportage versions

Why the fuel type changes the number

Hybrids sidestep most emissions failures and tend to do lighter urban miles, though the extra weight tells on tyres and brakes.

On the Kia Sportage specifically, hybrid is the strongest at 86.6%, and this hybrid version sits 6.9 points above the 79.7% model average.

What it means if you are buying one

The hybrid Kia Sportage is the stronger side of this model on MOT data. Still judge the individual car, but the fuel type is a mild point in its favour. Buying a damaged one? run it through the analyzer, check the exact car, decode the VIN and check the mileage before you bid.

Mileage is part of the answer

The average hybrid Kia Sportage had covered 38,351 miles at test, against 77,606 for the diesel and 47,586 for the petrol. That is below average for a car this age, worth a mileage-consistency check since an unusually low reading is sometimes clocking rather than luck.

Fuel type and mileage are tangled together: diesels are usually bought by higher-mileage drivers, so some of any gap between fuels is the miles rather than the engine. The per-year figures on the Kia Sportage page separate age from fuel if you want to isolate one.

Most common MOT failures on a hybrid Kia Sportage

1. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 2.1% of tests (1.59x the national rate for this defect)
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 4.8% of tests (1.49x the national rate for this defect)
3. Parking brake control missing, defective or inoperative, 1.6% of tests (45x the national rate for this defect)
4. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.3% of tests
5. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.3% of tests
6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1.3% of tests
7. Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value, 1.2% of tests (3.33x the national rate for this defect)
8. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.9% of tests
9. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.7% of tests
10. A tyre seriously damaged, 0.7% of tests

From 820 DVSA-tracked hybrid Kia Sportage tests, 2024, split out from the Kia Sportage's other fuel types. DVSA testers marked 8.94% of these flagged defects as "dangerous", against 5.11% nationally. See which fuel type fails on the most dangerous defects nationally for how that compares across the whole fleet.

Most common MOT advisories on a hybrid Kia Sportage

Flagged but doesn't fail the car, a different list from the failures above.

1. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 6.2% of tests (4.66x the national rate for this defect), also fails
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 29.9% of tests, also fails
3. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 10% of tests, also fails
4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 9.3% of tests, also fails
5. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 9% of tests
6. A tyre seriously damaged, 6.8% of tests, also fails
7. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 2.4% of tests
8. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 1.2% of tests
9. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 1% of tests
10. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 0.9% of tests

From 820 DVSA-tracked hybrid Kia Sportage tests, 2024.

Other Kia Sportage fuel types

• Diesel Kia Sportage - 76.7%
• Petrol Kia Sportage - 83.6%

All Kia Sportage MOT data · Every model