Kia Sorento MOT pass rate: 73.0% (30,615 tests, 2025)

The Kia Sorento passed 73.0% of its 30,615 MOT tests in 2025 — 4.5 points below the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 10 years old with 86,025 miles on the clock.

73.0%Pass rate (2025)

30,615MOT tests analysed

86,025 miMedian mileage at test

10 yrsMedian age at test

How the Sorento compares

Kia Sorento

73.0%

UK average (all Class 4 vehicles)

77.5% across 33.1 million tests

Kia average (all models)

79.8%

What fails most on the Kia Sorento

Across failed and rectified tests in 2025, these vehicle systems produced the most defects on the Sorento:

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Suspension	5,589	26.1%
2	Brakes	5,033	23.5%
3	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	3,371	15.7%
4	Tyres	2,446	11.4%
5	Steering	1,778	8.3%
6	Body, chassis, structure	1,704	7.9%

Pre-MOT checklist for Sorento owners

Based on the failure profile above, ten minutes with a torch before your test removes the most likely fail items:

Bounce each corner and listen for clonks over speed bumps — suspension is this model’s (and the UK’s) top failure system
Feel for a spongy pedal or pulling to one side; check pad wear through the wheel spokes if visible
Walk round with all lights on: one blown bulb is the most avoidable fail there is
Check tread with the 20p test and inspect sidewalls for cracking — tyres close to the limit are the country’s most common advisory
With the engine running, turn lock to lock: knocks or stiff spots are testable defects

Check the engine before the tester does

A stored fault code with the engine light on is an automatic Major defect. Scan and clear resolved faults before booking.

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Sorento pass rate by registration year

Lower age-adjusted outliers to inspect carefully: 2004, 2012. Strongest age-adjusted years: 2017, 2018. Full ranking and method: Kia Sorento years to avoid.

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage
2004	1,642	56.2%	-8.0 pts	115,498
2005	2,813	59.0%	-5.4 pts	113,610
2006	5,195	58.5%	-5.9 pts	114,060
2007	3,585	60.6%	-4.5 pts	110,870
2008	2,681	59.2%	-5.9 pts	106,652
2009	3,734	61.8%	-4.7 pts	103,087
2010	5,374	63.8%	-3.5 pts	111,824
2011	4,734	64.9%	-4.3 pts	106,054
2012	5,580	64.6%	-6.6 pts	102,286
2013	6,258	67.9%	-5.4 pts	94,107
2014	8,570	71.8%	-4.0 pts	83,960
2015	11,779	78.0%	-0.8 pts	77,584
2016	9,306	80.1%	-1.2 pts	68,684
2017	9,193	83.3%	-0.7 pts	59,339
2018	8,104	85.8%	-0.5 pts	50,358
2019	8,137	87.2%	-1.2 pts	39,903

Check a specific Sorento before you buy

Pass rates describe the model; they can’t tell you about the one car you’re looking at. Run its plate through our free MOT history check to see its personal record of failures, advisories and mileage readings.

Other Kia models

SPORTAGE78.9% pass rate · 253,493 tests Picanto76.2% pass rate · 180,724 tests Ceed72.5% pass rate · 111,091 tests Rio75.4% pass rate · 95,713 tests Niro90.5% pass rate · 54,779 tests Venga77.7% pass rate · 46,179 tests Soul73.2% pass rate · 21,811 tests Stonic89.1% pass rate · 18,986 tests

FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for a Kia Sorento?

In 2025, 73.0% of 30,615 first MOT tests on the Kia Sorento were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the Sorento fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is suspension (26.1% of its recorded defects), followed by brakes.

Is the Kia Sorento reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 73.0% it performs below the national average at a median age of 10 years and 86,025 miles. Always check the individual car's history too.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025 extract (Class 4 initial tests only; retests excluded). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures rounded to one decimal place.