Kia SORENTO - 2009
351.5 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2009 is 311.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Kia SORENTO, model year 2009.
Sample size: 1,281 cars, 2,998 tests and 10,538 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 1,281 cars
The 2009 KIA Sorento has an overall defect rate of 352 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 14% higher than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, the Sorento shows significantly worse performance in categories such as Brakes and Steering, with defect rates considerably exceeding the average. In contrast, it performs better than average in Visibility, indicating fewer issues in that area. Mileage trends reveal that defect rates increase with age, particularly in the higher mileage segments, which is consistent with general expectations. Overall, while the Sorento excels in visibility, its higher defect rates in critical systems like brakes and steering are concerning.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 1,281 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 75.0% worse
205.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 117.5 / 100 tests
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
Steering
▼ 161.3% worse
42.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.3 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Visibility
▲ 23.1% better
18.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.4 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 9.4% better
73.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 80.9 / 100 tests
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 15.4% better
253.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 299.8 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
Body/Structure
▼ 7.0% worse
44.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 41.5 / 100 tests
- Body, cab or chassis: excessively corroded at mounting points
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- A towbar component damaged, defective or fractured
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▼ 28.9% worse
10.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.3 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
- A seat belt:
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 58.7% worse
54.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 34.4 / 100 tests
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Smoke opacity levels exceed default limit
- Emissions test unable to be completed
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,144
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 892
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 803
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 729
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 429
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 389
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 343
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 321
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 306
Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 276
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 429
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 190
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 175
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 135
Parking brake inoperative on one side, or in the case of testing on the road, the vehicle deviates excessively from a straight line
FAIL
Occurrences: 120
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 118
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 86
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 83
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 67
Parking brake efficiency: less than 50% of the required value
FAIL
Occurrences: 63