Kia SPORTAGE - 2013
243.2 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2013 is 221.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Kia SPORTAGE, model year 2013.
Sample size: 18,551 cars, 44,494 tests and 108,213 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 18,551 cars
The 2013 KIA Sportage has an overall defect rate of 243 per 100 vehicles, which is 11% higher than the average of 219 per 100 for vehicles of the same year. It shows a concerning trend with increasing defects as mileage rises, particularly notable in the 124,000+ mile category, where the defect rate reaches 391 per 100 vehicles. While the Sportage stands out positively in body and structure issues, with significantly lower defect rates than average, it underperforms in brake and steering categories, exhibiting higher defect rates. Overall, while it excels in certain areas, the increased frequency of defects in critical systems like brakes and steering could raise concerns for potential buyers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 18,551 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 31.2% worse
129.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 98.4 / 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
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▼ 229.5% worse
42.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.9 / 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.
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- 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
▲ 4.4% better
17.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 18.0 / 100 tests
- 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
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 4.2% better
48.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.1 / 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
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- 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
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 2.0% worse
223.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 219.6 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 66.5% better
6.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.0 / 100 tests
- 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 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
▲ 61.5% better
2.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.2 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 13.3% better
17.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.6 / 100 tests
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- 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
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: 15,358
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 9,037
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7,598
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,800
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,774
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 3,645
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,518
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,973
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,815
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,611
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,815
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,978
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,753
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,566
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,542
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,452
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,404
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,191
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,010
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 867