Kia SPORTAGE - 2012
258.2 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2012 is 249.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Kia SPORTAGE, model year 2012.
Sample size: 13,162 cars, 31,484 tests and 81,296 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 13,162 cars
The 2012 KIA Sportage has an overall defect rate of 258 per 100 vehicles, which is 5% higher than the average for its year, at 246 per 100. Notably, the Sportage performs significantly better in categories such as Body/Structure and Equipment, showing defect rates of 8% and 3% respectively, compared to the average rates of 25% and 6%. However, it has a higher incidence of steering defects, with nearly 20% of vehicles affected, compared to the average of 13%. There are also increasing defect rates with mileage, peaking at around 397 defects per 100 vehicles for those over 124,000 miles.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 13,162 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 22.5% worse
127.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 103.8 / 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
▼ 50.8% worse
19.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
- 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.
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
Visibility
▲ 6.8% better
17.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.2 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 3.1% better
60.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.9 / 100 tests
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 8.0% worse
264.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 244.4 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- 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 component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 69.1% better
8.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.2 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- 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
▲ 51.6% better
3.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 6.2 / 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
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 31.4% better
16.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.6 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
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: 12,019
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 9,107
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,433
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,509
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,677
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,431
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,007
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,761
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: 2,316
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,030
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,007
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,620
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,518
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,107
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 917
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 749
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: 681
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 650
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 636
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 632