# Kia Sportage MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Kia Sportage passes its MOT first time 77% of the time, from 301,420 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 77%
- MOT tests analysed: 301,420 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Brakes
- Licensed in Great Britain: 423,441 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | Hybrid | 41 (few mots) | 100% |
| 2024 | Hybrid | 133 | 97% |
| 2024 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2023 | Hybrid | 1,360 | 92% |
| 2023 | Petrol | 332 | 91% |
| 2023 | Diesel | 11 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2022 | Hybrid | 14,302 | 90% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 13,148 | 88% |
| 2022 | HYBRID ELECTRIC (CLEAN) | 971 | 88% |
| 2022 | Diesel | 905 | 88% |
| 2022 | ED | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 18,288 | 85% |
| 2021 | HYBRID ELECTRIC (CLEAN) | 6,101 | 86% |
| 2021 | Hybrid | 2,379 | 86% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 125 | 82% |
| 2021 | ED | 8 (very few mots) | 88% |
| 2021 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 12,707 | 84% |
| 2020 | HYBRID ELECTRIC (CLEAN) | 3,127 | 85% |
| 2020 | Hybrid | 2,392 | 83% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 664 | 82% |
| 2020 | ED | 14 (very few mots) | 71% |
| 2020 | GD | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 22,051 | 84% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 9,744 | 83% |
| 2019 | Hybrid | 771 | 85% |
| 2019 | HYBRID ELECTRIC (CLEAN) | 376 | 83% |
| 2019 | ED | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2019 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 19,212 | 82% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 14,449 | 82% |
| 2018 | ED | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2018 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 22,343 | 79% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 14,058 | 78% |
| 2017 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 25,951 | 76% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 10,626 | 74% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 16,304 | 72% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 4,317 | 68% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 15,556 | 69% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 3,095 | 68% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 14,534 | 61% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 2,712 | 61% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 10,395 | 59% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 1,676 | 62% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 5,805 | 59% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 1,280 | 61% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 2,592 | 57% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 1,032 | 55% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 1,223 | 56% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 596 | 55% |
| 2009 | LPG | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 745 | 56% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 357 | 52% |
| 2008 | LPG | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 530 | 52% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 382 | 49% |
| 2007 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 541 | 51% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 250 | 50% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 510 | 54% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 315 | 43% |
| 2005 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2004 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 18 (very few mots) | 44% |
| 2003 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 6 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 10 (very few mots) | 70% |
| 2000 | Petrol | 6 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 7 (very few mots) | 29% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 60% |
| 1995 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |

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