Kia Sorento MOT pass rate by year
How the Kia Sorento's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 2003 to 2023, across the DVSA record.
What is the Kia Sorento MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each Kia Sorento model year, from the DVSA record. Only years with at least 1,000 tests are shown, so each figure is a real average rather than a handful of cars. The Kia Sorento averages 24.9% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 69.2% | 30.8% | 43,649 |
| 2004 | 69.5% | 30.5% | 87,165 |
| 2005 | 70.8% | 29.2% | 89,352 |
| 2006 | 71.7% | 28.3% | 104,074 |
| 2007 | 73.4% | 26.6% | 56,300 |
| 2008 | 73.2% | 26.8% | 33,516 |
| 2009 | 74.1% | 25.9% | 35,285 |
| 2010 | 74.6% | 25.4% | 38,599 |
| 2011 | 75.1% | 24.9% | 30,230 |
| 2012 | 75.4% | 24.6% | 30,981 |
| 2013 | 78.3% | 21.7% | 29,589 |
| 2014 | 80.6% | 19.4% | 35,231 |
| 2015 | 81.9% | 18.1% | 42,081 |
| 2016 | 82.7% | 17.3% | 29,073 |
| 2017 | 84.7% | 15.3% | 25,561 |
| 2018 | 86.6% | 13.4% | 18,283 |
| 2019 | 86.0% | 14.0% | 15,199 |
| 2020 | 86.8% | 13.2% | 4,855 |
| 2021 | 88.1% | 11.9% | 7,580 |
| 2022 | 89.9% | 10.1% | 4,131 |
| 2023 | 91.4% | 8.6% | 1,524 |
Does age change how often a Kia Sorento fails?
Older Kia Sorentos fail more often, as expected. The 2003 cars fail 30.8% of tests against 8.6% for the 2023. Across every year the model averages 24.9%. The 2003 is the weakest year at 30.8%, and the 2023 the strongest at 8.6%.
More on the Kia Sorento
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
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| Kia Sorento: common MOT failures and the parts that fix them |
| All Kia models compared by MOT failure rate |
| MOT failure rates across Britain |
Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain