Petrol Kia Sportage: MOT pass rate
83.6% of petrol Kia Sportages pass the MOT first time, measured across 111,433 DVSA tests on that fuel type alone. Average mileage at test was 47,586.
Petrol against the other Kia Sportage versions
| Fuel | Pass rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|
| Diesel | 76.7% | 145,772 |
| Petrol | 83.6% | 111,433 |
| Hybrid | 86.6% | 790 |
| All Kia Sportage | 79.7% | 258,014 |
Why the fuel type changes the number
Petrol cars avoid the DPF and emissions failures that catch diesels, and usually fail on the same consumables as any other car.
On the Kia Sportage specifically, hybrid is the strongest at 86.6%, and this petrol version sits 3.9 points above the 79.7% model average.
What it means if you are buying one
The petrol 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. Check the exact car, decode the VIN and check the mileage before you bid.
Mileage is part of the answer
The average petrol Kia Sportage had covered 47,586 miles at test, against 77,606 for the diesel and 38,351 for the hybrid. 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.
Other Kia Sportage fuel types
- Diesel Kia Sportage - 76.7%
- Hybrid Kia Sportage - 86.6%