Kia SPORTAGE - 2010
326.0 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2010 is 296.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Kia SPORTAGE, model year 2010.
Sample size: 4,166 cars, 9,891 tests and 32,248 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 4,166 cars
The 2010 KIA Sportage has an overall defect rate of 326 per 100 vehicles, which is 10.8% higher than the average car of the same year, standing out particularly in the categories of steering, body/structure, and equipment, where it shows significantly higher defect rates compared to the average. Notably, as mileage increases, the defect rate for this model also rises, especially in the 124,000+ miles category. While tyre wear is a common issue across vehicles, the Sportage demonstrates specific weaknesses in certain areas, particularly steering, where it is 49.5% worse than the average.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 4,166 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 16.3% worse
133.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 114.9 / 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
▼ 43.8% worse
24.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.9 / 100 tests
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- 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
Visibility
▼ 0.4% worse
22.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 22.4 / 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
▲ 18.8% better
63.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 77.6 / 100 tests
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- 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
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 10.5% worse
315.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 285.3 / 100 tests
- 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
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▼ 28.9% worse
46.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 36.3 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- 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
Equipment
▼ 25.9% worse
10.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 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
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▼ 12.1% worse
36.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 32.3 / 100 tests
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- 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
- 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: 3,824
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,644
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,559
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,981
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,425
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,277
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,155
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 975
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 869
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: 779
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,277
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 501
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 347
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 325
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 308
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 276
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 263
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 243
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 214
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 213