Kia Sorento: reliability by registration year
2005-2022 · 18 registration years · 33,653 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every Sorento registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table. Years without their own report are listed here with the same figures.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,966 | 87.0% | 90.8% | |
| 2021 | 2,161 | 85.5% | 88.1% | Windscreen wipers (front) 17.2% |
| 2020 | 1,116 | 82.8% | 86.6% | |
| 2019 | 2,623 | 81.7% | 84.8% | Tyre condition (rear) 16.7% |
| 2018 | 2,598 | 82.4% | 84.8% | Tyre condition (rear) 12.9% |
| about 2 in every 100 better than the years either side. What most often failed a 2018 Sorento: Tyre condition (rear) (12.9%) | ||||
| 2017 | 2,965 | 78.8% | 81.8% | Tyre condition (rear) 10.0% |
| 2016 | 2,982 | 74.4% | 78.2% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (rear) 10.1% |
| 2015 | 3,761 | 72.2% | 75.5% | Track rod end (front) 9.0% |
| 2014 | 2,700 | 66.6% | 70.3% | Track rod end (front) 26.7% |
| 2013 | 1,952 | 62.9% | 66.6% | Track rod end (front) 21.1% |
| 2012 | 1,674 | 56.1% | 62.4% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 16.5% |
| about 3 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2012 Sorento: Individual sidelight or tail light (front) (16.5%) · Suspension arm ball joint (front) (15.9%) · Drive shaft joints and boots (front) (10.2%) | ||||
| 2011 | 1,391 | 55.8% | 62.9% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 20.8% |
| 2010 | 1,556 | 58.1% | 64.2% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 17.4% |
| 2009 | 998 | 54.1% | 60.7% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 15.3% |
| 2008 | 646 | 51.9% | 57.7% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 20.9% |
| 2007 | 822 | 51.1% | 58.2% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 15.0% |
| 2006 | 1,137 | 52.2% | 60.9% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 16.1% |
| 2005 | 605 | 51.6% | 58.8% | |