Kia SPORTAGE - 2015
179.3 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2015 is 174.5 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Kia SPORTAGE, model year 2015.
Sample size: 21,694 cars, 48,730 tests and 87,377 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 21,694 cars
The 2015 KIA Sportage has an overall defect rate of 179 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 5.2% higher than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, this model shows a concerning trend with increasing defect rates as mileage rises, particularly in the 124,000+ miles category, where the rate reaches 343 defects per 100. While the Sportage performs significantly better than average in areas such as steering, body/structure, and equipment, it faces more issues with brakes and lights & electrics, with defect rates notably above the average. Overall, while it excels in several areas, the higher incidence of certain defects warrants attention.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 21,694 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 43.2% worse
121.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 84.7 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▲ 49.5% better
5.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.9 / 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
▲ 4.3% better
15.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.1 / 100 tests
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- 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
Lights & Electrics
▼ 17.1% worse
36.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.0 / 100 tests
- 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
- 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
- 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
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 8.5% better
163.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 178.3 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- 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
Body/Structure
▲ 70.1% better
3.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.7 / 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
▲ 57.5% better
1.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.0 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- A seat belt:
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 6.1% better
12.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
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: 14,177
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 8,139
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 8,118
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 8,097
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7,540
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,400
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,197
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,676
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,597
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,551
Serious faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,597
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,494
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,228
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,210
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 993
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 746
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 743
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 689
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: 678
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 581