Kia SORENTO - 2020
103.8 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2020 is 91.3 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Kia SORENTO, model year 2020.
Sample size: 1,284 cars, 2,551 tests and 2,648 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year
More faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 1,284 cars
The 2020 KIA Sorento has a higher overall defect rate, with 104 defects per 100 vehicles, compared to the average of 90 defects per 100 vehicles, marking a 16% increase. Notably, this model excels in body and structure issues, with a significantly lower defect rate of 0.31%, compared to the average of 2.32%. However, it faces challenges in categories such as lights and electrics, and wheels, suspensions, and axles, where it reports a higher incidence of defects than the average car. Mileage trends indicate that defect rates increase with mileage, but the Sorento remains within a similar range to its peers in the higher mileage brackets. Overall, while it performs well in certain areas, it may require more attention in specific mechanical aspects compared to the average car of its year.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 1,284 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 3.9% worse
52.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.8 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 13.3% better
1.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- Steering gear casing: not properly attached
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- 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.
Visibility
▼ 1.4% worse
14.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.1 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 22.3% worse
13.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
- An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Front or rear fog lamp switch:
- A mandatory tell-tale: for main beam headlamp or rear fog lamp missing or inoperative
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 19.9% worse
116.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 97.5 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
Body/Structure
▲ 87.5% better
0.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.4 / 100 tests
- A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
- Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 73.3% better
0.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
- A seat belt:
Other
▼ 110.8% worse
7.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.7 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 745
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 378
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 207
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 186
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 153
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 92
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 77
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 66
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 65
An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 59
Serious faults (Top 10)
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 65
An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 59
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 41
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 40
Front or rear fog lamp switch:
FAIL
Occurrences: 33
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 33
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 28
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 27
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 16
5.3.2 (d)
FAIL
Occurrences: 12