2017 Kia Sportage: MOT pass rate and common faults
Share of initial MOT tests passed with no repairs. Repairs made at the test centre count as a fail. 95% range 78.5% to 79.3% (±0.5 points).
That is 0.7 points above the average for all vehicles first used in 2017 (78.2%). These cars were about 8 years old at the test.
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Failure areas compared with all 2017 vehicles
Compared with all vehicles first used in 2017, failures are more common in brakes (2.2×) and noise, emissions, leaks (1.2×), and less common in tyres (0.9×), lights and electrics (0.6×) and suspension (0.4×). Other differences are within the margin of error.
- Brakes9.2 in 100 tests2.2× compared with 4.2 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2017
- Tyres5.6 in 100 tests0.9× compared with 5.9 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2017
- Windscreen, wipers, mirrors3.4 in 100 tests1.0× compared with 3.3 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2017
- Lights and electrics3.3 in 100 tests0.6× compared with 5.9 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2017
- Noise, emissions, leaks2.4 in 100 tests1.2× compared with 2.0 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2017
- Suspension2.2 in 100 tests0.4× compared with 5.7 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2017
- Steering0.6 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2017
- Body, chassis, structure0.4 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2017
- Wheels0.3 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2017
- Number plates and VIN0.2 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2017
- Seat belts and airbags0.2 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2017
All vehicles first used in 2017: the 240 models in our data, 2,515,956 tests (97.6% of all 2,578,403 tests on vehicles first used in 2017). Areas with fewer than 50 failures in a model aren't published, so an area is only compared when that leaves the all-vehicles figure at most 10% short; otherwise it shows –.
After an MOT advisory
Tyres
Of 2017 Kia Sportage cars that passed their 2024 MOT with a tyre advisory and came back for their next MOT 10–14 months later, 7.1% failed on tyres, against 4.3% of similar cars with nothing noted. Based on 5,837 and 17,296 cars.
Cars not tested again in that window are not included: 7.5% of those with a tyre advisory and 7.7% of the others.
Brakes
Of 2017 Kia Sportage cars that passed their 2024 MOT with a brake advisory and came back for their next MOT 10–14 months later, 13.7% failed on brakes, against 7.4% of similar cars with nothing noted. Based on 4,808 and 18,325 cars.
Cars not tested again in that window are not included: 8.4% of those with a brake advisory and 7.5% of the others.
Suspension
Of 2017 Kia Sportage cars that passed their 2024 MOT with a suspension advisory and came back for their next MOT 10–14 months later, 6.7% failed on suspension, against 1.8% of similar cars with nothing noted. Based on 1,062 and 22,045 cars.
Cars not tested again in that window are not included: 9.2% of those with a suspension advisory and 7.6% of the others.
Similar cars are the same model, first-use year and mileage band. Areas are the DVSA's top-level groups, so the later fail may not be the fault that was advised. These figures describe what happened to these cars. They don't show what a repair would have changed.
Kia Sportage, all first-use years togetherHow we worked this outAll models compared, with the dataWhat MOT data can't tell you about any 2017 Kia Sportage
Outstanding finance, write-offs, theft and plate changes aren't in MOT records. For a particular car, you need a history check.
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