Kia Sorrento MOT reliability

Kia Sorrentos passed their MOT first time 0% of the time across 3 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 3 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

First-time pass rate

0%

MOTs analysed

3

Still licensed (GB)

–

Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2007 diesel

3 MOTs

Passed first time 0%. Typical mileage 160,002 (most between 152,031 and 160,020).

2010: 100% → 2011: 75% → 2012: 75% → 2013: 75% → 2014: 33% → 2015: 100% → 2016: 0% → 2017: 67% → 2018: 33% → 2019: 67% → 2020: 33% → 2021: 67% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 50% → 2024: 50% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Position lamp: not working (66.7%)
Stop lamp: not working (66.7%)
Track rod end: ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (66.7%)
Coil spring: fractured or broken (33.3%)
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (33.3%)

Where 2007 Sorrentos fail

Lights & electrics

100.0%

Steering

66.7%

Suspension & axles

66.7%

Brakes

33.3%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.