Kia Sportage
868k MOT tests at 5–10 years
85.4%
Failure breakdown · public summary
- Owner maintenance69%
- Wear & tear13%
- Systemic2%
- Other16%
Brand research · 4 models · 5–10 years old (registration era)
Kia MOT pass rates and common failures
Kia Sportage, Picanto and Niro are high-volume used buys. MOT records here show pass rates and whether defect notes lean to maintenance, wear, or systemic wording.
Data created
MOT pass rate is not a reliability rating — it is the share of recorded DVSA tests that passed for each make and model in this age band. Use Compare for two models, or browse Kia MOT reports.
- 89%
- Highest here: Kia Niro257k MOT tests
- 84.9%
- Lowest here: Kia Ceed235k MOT tests
- 2.4M
- MOT tests at 5–10 years old (registration era)all models, same metric as the brand matrix
- 1.5 million
- Kia vehicles in the source dataall registration years
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By model
Top Kia models by MOT test volume
The 4 models with the most MOT tests in our Kia lineup at 5–10 years. Pass rate and failure category split are public; defect codes and severity detail require credits.
Kia Picanto
380k MOT tests at 5–10 years
86.5%
Failure breakdown · public summary
- Owner maintenance72%
- Wear & tear11%
- Systemic4%
- Other13%
Kia Niro
257k MOT tests at 5–10 years
89%
Failure breakdown · public summary
- Owner maintenance75%
- Wear & tear9%
- Systemic1%
- Other14%
Kia Ceed
235k MOT tests at 5–10 years
84.9%
Failure breakdown · public summary
- Owner maintenance63%
- Wear & tear21%
- Systemic1%
- Other15%
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Kia MOT data — common questions
Does a good Kia MOT pass rate mean the car is reliable?
- No. MOT pass rate is not a reliability rating. It is the share of recorded DVSA tests that passed for that Kia model in this 5–10 year band. It does not prove breakdowns, repair cost, or the condition of one seller’s car.
Which Kia models have the most MOT tests on this page?
- The four highest-volume models in this age band are Sportage (85.4% pass rate, 868k tests); Picanto (86.5% pass rate, 380k tests); Niro (89% pass rate, 257k tests); Ceed (84.9% pass rate, 235k tests). Pass rate is a test outcome, not a ranking of the most reliable car.
Is this Kia page a registration MOT check?
- No. This is make and model research from aggregated DVSA tests. For one vehicle, use GOV.UK MOT history. Use Compare to put two models on the same age band.
Go deeper
What a full Kia Sportage report looks like
Vehicle age: 5–10 years old (registration era). Pass rate and category split above are live age-band aggregates; the sections below show the report layout credits unlock.
Pass rate
85.4%
Live age-band stat
Maintenance compliance
74 / 100
Mileage-normalised score
Defects per 1k miles
7.1
vs age-band percentile
Common systemic components
- Suspension arm bush worn excessively (1.1.11 (c))
- Coil spring fractured or broken (1.1.2 (a))
- Brake disc worn, pitted or scored (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.1.3 (b))
Unlock DVSA-coded defects, severity splits, first-MOT patterns, and year-on-year trends for Kia Sportage