Kia Sportage MOT pass rate by year
How the Kia Sportage's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1995 to 2023, across the DVSA record.
What is the Kia Sportage MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each Kia Sportage 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 Sportage averages 19.2% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 60.3% | 39.7% | 2,877 |
| 1996 | 62.9% | 37.1% | 6,215 |
| 1997 | 63.7% | 36.3% | 8,455 |
| 1998 | 63.9% | 36.1% | 5,689 |
| 1999 | 65.2% | 34.8% | 11,585 |
| 2000 | 65.5% | 34.5% | 23,013 |
| 2001 | 67.7% | 32.3% | 17,322 |
| 2002 | 69.5% | 30.5% | 10,205 |
| 2003 | 69.4% | 30.6% | 20,651 |
| 2005 | 70.7% | 29.3% | 84,678 |
| 2006 | 71.4% | 28.6% | 70,964 |
| 2007 | 72.6% | 27.4% | 62,642 |
| 2008 | 75.1% | 24.9% | 50,783 |
| 2009 | 74.9% | 25.1% | 62,210 |
| 2010 | 76.6% | 23.4% | 86,038 |
| 2011 | 77.6% | 22.4% | 132,135 |
| 2012 | 76.7% | 23.3% | 201,234 |
| 2013 | 78.2% | 21.8% | 252,551 |
| 2014 | 81.0% | 19.0% | 232,206 |
| 2015 | 81.2% | 18.8% | 224,749 |
| 2016 | 83.4% | 16.6% | 340,938 |
| 2017 | 85.2% | 14.8% | 299,519 |
| 2018 | 86.0% | 14.0% | 225,448 |
| 2019 | 86.3% | 13.7% | 181,780 |
| 2020 | 86.1% | 13.9% | 82,852 |
| 2021 | 86.7% | 13.3% | 86,965 |
| 2022 | 89.5% | 10.5% | 55,916 |
| 2023 | 89.6% | 10.4% | 16,775 |
Does age change how often a Kia Sportage fails?
Older Kia Sportages fail more often, as expected. The 1995 cars fail 39.7% of tests against 10.4% for the 2023. Across every year the model averages 19.2%. The 1995 is the weakest year at 39.7%, and the 2023 the strongest at 10.4%.
More on the Kia Sportage
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
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| Kia Sportage: 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