Kia Sportage: reliability by registration year
2005-2023 · 19 registration years · 288,629 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every Sportage 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,529 | 92.2% | 95.2% | |
| 2022 | 27,880 | 88.6% | 92.3% | Windscreen wipers (front) 22.2% |
| 2021 | 25,840 | 85.3% | 89.0% | Windscreen wipers (front) 18.0% |
| 2020 | 18,121 | 83.5% | 86.6% | Tyre tread depth (front) 11.6% |
| 2019 | 31,668 | 83.3% | 86.1% | Brake pads (front) 13.7% |
| 2018 | 32,321 | 82.1% | 85.0% | Tyre tread depth (front) 14.0% |
| 2017 | 34,934 | 79.0% | 81.8% | Tyre tread depth (front) 12.1% |
| 2016 | 35,201 | 75.3% | 78.8% | Tyre tread depth (front) 10.6% |
| 2015 | 19,807 | 70.7% | 75.7% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 15.1% |
| 2014 | 17,894 | 68.2% | 73.1% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 13.4% |
| about 3 in every 100 better than the years either side. What most often failed a 2014 Sportage: Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) (13.4%) · Tyre pressure monitoring system (10.0%) · Track rod end (front) (10.0%) | ||||
| 2013 | 16,520 | 60.6% | 64.9% | Track rod end (front) 15.6% |
| about 3 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2013 Sportage: Track rod end (front) (15.6%) · Coil spring (front) (12.6%) · Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) (11.7%) | ||||
| 2012 | 11,560 | 59.2% | 63.7% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 14.5% |
| 2011 | 6,761 | 58.4% | 63.2% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 16.1% |
| 2010 | 3,425 | 55.9% | 62.8% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 11.9% |
| 2009 | 1,731 | 54.4% | 62.4% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 18.5% |
| 2008 | 1,057 | 54.3% | 62.3% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 16.0% |
| 2007 | 858 | 48.7% | 55.5% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 19.1% |
| 2006 | 741 | 49.7% | 57.0% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 18.2% |
| 2005 | 781 | 48.5% | 54.2% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 14.4% |