Kia SPORTAGE - 2009
373.7 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 SPORTAGE, model year 2009.
Sample size: 2,298 cars, 5,221 tests and 19,509 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 2,298 cars
The 2009 KIA Sportage has a defect rate of 374 per 100 vehicles, which is 21% higher than the average for cars of the same year, at 310 per 100. Notably, the Sportage shows significantly more issues with brakes, steering, and body structure compared to its peers, with brake defects being 33% higher than average. Additionally, while tyre wear is a common issue across many vehicles, it is less specific to this model; the Sportage stands out with higher defect rates in equipment and other categories. Mileage does show a trend of increasing defects with age, particularly in the higher mileage brackets.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 2,298 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 38.1% worse
162.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 117.5 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▼ 123.9% worse
36.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.3 / 100 tests
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- 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: damaged or deteriorated
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▼ 8.5% worse
25.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.4 / 100 tests
- 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
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 9.5% better
73.2 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
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 7.1% worse
321.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 299.8 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▼ 54.0% worse
63.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 41.5 / 100 tests
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▼ 112.0% worse
17.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.3 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
Other
▼ 38.1% worse
47.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 34.4 / 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
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions test unable to be completed
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,165
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,795
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,396
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,234
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 878
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 771
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 730
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 726
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 555
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 491
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 730
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 253
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 249
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 187
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 174
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 161
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 157
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 157
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 149
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 146