KiaSorento MOT results

In 2025, 71.4% of Kia Sorento MOT tests were passed first time, about the same as the 72.7% for cars of the same age. 8.4% had at least one dangerous defect (7.3% for cars the same age). The typical Kia Sorento tested was 9 years old with 78,200 miles. Based on 35,743 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

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First-time pass: 71.4%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 72.7%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 4.2%passed after repair
Failed: 24.4%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 8.4%same age 7.3%
Typical mileage: 78,200at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Kia SorentoAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2024	114	98.2%	94.0%
2023	254	96.5%	91.7%
2022	2,046	87.8%	88.5%
2021	2,358	87.2%	87.2%
2020	1,134	82.7%	85.9%
2019	2,651	81.9%	83.5%
2018	2,657	82.5%	80.8%
2017	3,045	79.1%	78.1%
2016	3,088	74.5%	74.8%
2015	3,864	72.0%	71.8%
2014	2,794	66.9%	68.5%
2013	2,019	63.2%	65.6%
2012	1,746	56.4%	63.2%
2011	1,452	56.1%	61.0%
2010	1,623	58.8%	59.1%
2009	1,035	54.7%	58.1%
2008	682	53.4%	57.0%
2007	869	52.4%	57.2%
2006	1,209	53.6%	56.8%
2005	642	52.6%	57.5%
2004	339	54.0%	57.5%
2003	120	56.7%	58.5%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

By age at the test

Kia SorentoAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	4,277	87.3%	87.4%	35,200
5-9 years	13,740	78.5%	79.1%	65,300
10-14 years	11,075	63.4%	65.7%	99,800
15-19 years	4,974	54.6%	57.6%	111,900
20-29 years	737	54.0%	59.6%	112,100

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Kia Sorento is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,229	3.4%	1.5×	75.6%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	1,068	3.0%	1.6×	67.9%
PE Peterborough	East of England	1,029	2.9%	1.5×	73.2%
B Birmingham	West Midlands	793	2.2%	0.7×	72.6%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	772	2.2%	1.2×	76.6%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	744	2.1%	1.6×	70.8%
DE Derby	East Midlands	679	1.9%	1.4×	74.8%
GU Guildford	South East	570	1.6%	1.2×	68.9%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	545	1.5%	1.4×	64.6%
RG Reading	South East	519	1.5%	1.0×	72.1%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	507	1.4%	1.2×	75.3%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	504	1.4%	1.5×	67.7%
IP Ipswich	East of England	500	1.4%	1.2×	67.2%
PO Portsmouth	South East	495	1.4%	1.0×	70.3%
SO Southampton	South East	473	1.3%	1.1×	70.8%
SK Stockport	North West	465	1.3%	1.3×	72.3%
TN Tonbridge	South East	462	1.3%	1.0×	73.6%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	449	1.3%	0.8×	73.5%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	449	1.3%	0.9×	67.0%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	438	1.2%	0.8×	74.9%
NR Norwich	East of England	433	1.2%	0.9×	64.2%
PR Preston	North West	430	1.2%	1.3×	72.3%
RH Redhill	South East	418	1.2%	1.1×	71.5%
SA Swansea	Wales	416	1.2%	0.9×	69.0%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	406	1.1%	1.1×	72.7%
M Manchester	North West	392	1.1%	0.7×	73.7%
TS Teesside	North East	391	1.1%	1.2×	69.1%
BL Bolton	North West	388	1.1%	1.4×	69.8%
BS Bristol	South West	383	1.1%	0.6×	65.8%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	378	1.1%	0.9×	65.6%
BN Brighton	South East	377	1.1%	0.9×	67.1%
CF Cardiff	Wales	366	1.0%	0.6×	66.7%
CB Cambridge	East of England	361	1.0%	1.4×	75.3%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	357	1.0%	0.8×	67.8%
ME Rochester	South East	355	1.0%	0.9×	73.8%
GL Gloucester	South West	345	1.0%	0.8×	69.6%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	344	1.0%	1.1×	73.8%
BA Bath	South West	342	1.0%	1.1×	61.7%
WA Warrington	North West	335	0.9%	0.9×	71.6%
LL Llandudno	Wales	327	0.9%	1.0×	64.8%
SG Stevenage	East of England	325	0.9%	1.2×	78.5%
OX Oxford	South East	322	0.9%	0.8×	68.6%
BH Bournemouth	South West	319	0.9%	0.9×	62.7%
EX Exeter	South West	318	0.9%	0.8×	59.1%
G Glasgow	Scotland	315	0.9%	0.6×	71.7%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	315	0.9%	0.9×	76.2%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	314	0.9%	1.2×	72.3%
DL Darlington	North East	311	0.9%	1.5×	69.5%
SN Swindon	South West	307	0.9%	1.0×	75.9%
CO Colchester	East of England	304	0.9%	1.1×	70.1%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	300	0.8%	1.1×	67.0%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	297	0.8%	0.9×	68.7%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	294	0.8%	1.0×	81.3%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	292	0.8%	1.2×	72.6%
CH Chester	North West	290	0.8%	0.7×	65.9%
CW Crewe	North West	290	0.8%	1.3×	72.8%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	289	0.8%	1.4×	66.1%
PL Plymouth	South West	289	0.8%	0.8×	63.0%
BB Blackburn	North West	283	0.8%	0.9×	74.2%
LA Lancaster	North West	269	0.8%	1.4×	68.4%
LU Luton	East of England	265	0.7%	1.1×	77.7%
TW Twickenham	London	263	0.7%	1.0×	75.3%
L Liverpool	North West	262	0.7%	0.7×	74.0%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	257	0.7%	1.1×	75.9%
NW London NW	London	251	0.7%	1.1×	87.3%
CT Canterbury	South East	249	0.7%	0.9×	71.5%
OL Oldham	North West	246	0.7%	1.0×	68.7%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	240	0.7%	1.0×	60.4%
TA Taunton	South West	240	0.7%	1.0×	64.2%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	239	0.7%	1.1×	70.3%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	236	0.7%	0.8×	72.5%
RM Romford	London	235	0.7%	0.8×	86.4%
CR Croydon	London	231	0.6%	1.0×	79.7%
NP Newport	Wales	226	0.6%	0.7×	66.4%
E London E	London	225	0.6%	0.8×	91.6%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	222	0.6%	1.1×	63.1%
CA Carlisle	North West	211	0.6%	1.0×	71.1%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	211	0.6%	0.8×	70.1%
IV Inverness	Scotland	207	0.6%	1.3×	71.5%
DA Dartford	South East	204	0.6%	0.8×	81.9%
EN Enfield	London	204	0.6%	1.0×	89.2%
SL Slough	South East	198	0.6%	0.8×	72.7%
SP Salisbury	South West	190	0.5%	1.1×	61.1%
HA Harrow	London	183	0.5%	0.9×	88.5%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	183	0.5%	1.8×	74.9%
N London N	London	181	0.5%	0.8×	91.2%
UB Southall	London	174	0.5%	0.8×	90.8%
AL St Albans	East of England	172	0.5%	1.1×	72.7%
TF Telford	West Midlands	172	0.5%	1.3×	68.6%
WN Wigan	North West	171	0.5%	1.0×	64.9%
SE London SE	London	166	0.5%	0.6×	84.3%
TR Truro	South West	163	0.5%	0.8×	57.7%
WD Watford	East of England	160	0.4%	1.1×	78.8%
DH Durham	North East	159	0.4%	0.9×	66.7%
FY Blackpool	North West	152	0.4%	1.0×	66.4%
DD Dundee	Scotland	145	0.4%	1.0×	62.1%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	145	0.4%	0.8×	64.8%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	144	0.4%	0.8×	67.4%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	141	0.4%	0.9×	70.9%
DT Dorchester	South West	138	0.4%	1.0×	56.5%
BR Bromley	London	126	0.4%	1.0×	80.2%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	125	0.3%	0.9×	62.4%
DG Dumfries	Scotland	114	0.3%	1.4×	71.9%
TQ Torquay	South West	112	0.3%	0.6×	62.5%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	111	0.3%	0.8×	69.4%
PA Paisley	Scotland	110	0.3%	0.7×	63.6%
PH Perth	Scotland	103	0.3%	1.0×	70.9%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	95	0.3%	1.1×	66.3%
SW London SW	London	95	0.3%	0.6×	84.2%
SR Sunderland	North East	79	0.2%	0.7×	72.2%
IG Ilford	London	75	0.2%	0.5×	84.0%
W London W	London	74	0.2%	0.8×	86.5%
TD Galashiels	Scotland	58	0.2%	0.9×	65.5%
SM Sutton	London	46	0.1%	0.6×	87.0%
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	33	<0.1%	1.1×	66.7%
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	26	<0.1%	0.9×	–
ZE Shetland	Scotland	16	<0.1%	1.2×	–
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	5	<0.1%	0.3×	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	2,408	6.7%	0.9×	67.7%
North East	1,389	3.9%	1.0×	70.5%
North West	4,184	11.7%	1.0×	70.9%
Yorkshire and the Humber	4,110	11.5%	1.3×	71.3%
Wales	1,368	3.8%	0.8×	66.9%
West Midlands	3,401	9.5%	1.0×	70.5%
East Midlands	3,257	9.1%	1.3×	71.1%
East of England	4,292	12.0%	1.2×	72.6%
London	2,823	7.9%	0.8×	85.2%
South East	5,363	15.0%	1.0×	71.8%
South West	3,146	8.8%	0.8×	64.1%

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Kia SorentoCars the same age

Suspension10.1%8.8%
Lights and electrics9.3%10.2%
Brakes8.4%6.0%
Tyres5.6%6.3%
Steering4.3%1.9%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)3.3%4.2%
Body and structure3.2%3.0%
Emissions and leaks2.0%2.9%
Seat belts and airbags1.6%0.9%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Kia Sorento tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play Steering	3.1%	1.0%	3.1×	0.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	2.8%	1.8%	1.6×	100.0%
Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	2.7%	1.7%	1.6×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	2.3%	2.2%	1.0×	100.0%
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	2.1%	2.3%	0.9×	0.0%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn Suspension	1.9%	1.4%	1.4×	0.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	1.9%	1.8%	1.1×	0.0%
Linkage ball joints: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	1.7%	0.6%	2.8×	0.0%
Stop lamp: not working Lights and electrics	1.6%	1.8%	0.9×	0.0%
Condition: has ply or cords exposed Tyres Dangerous	1.5%	1.3%	1.2×	100.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	20.8%
Brake pads: wearing thin	11.7%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	7.3%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	7.2%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	6.8%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	5.4%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	5.2%
Coil spring: corroded	3.4%
Linkage ball joints: ball joint has slight play	3.3%
Track rod end: ball joint has slight play	3.1%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Diesel	31,150	69.1%
Hybrid	4,436	87.9%
Petrol	151	64.9%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

MOT results for every model