Chassis corroded on the Kia Sorento
Chassis corroded on the Kia Sorento is recorded on 1,855 tests — 1.4% of all its MOT tests, against 0.5% across every car in the data. That is 2.8× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.5% of tests record it — this model is 2.8× that share |
| The 193 models compared | 44 of 193, highest first |
| The model's own record | 131,854 tests · every year of the Sorento → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Kia Sorento tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2004, 3.9% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2013, 0.2%. The share has fallen 3.6 points over that time. Worst year 2005 at 4.6%; best 2013 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 160 | 4,160 | 3.9% |
| 2005 | 334 | 7,194 | 4.6% |
| 2006 | 547 | 13,536 | 4.0% |
| 2007 | 195 | 9,454 | 2.1% |
| 2008 | 172 | 7,138 | 2.4% |
| 2009 | 198 | 9,874 | 2.0% |
| 2010 | 61 | 14,186 | 0.4% |
| 2011 | 33 | 12,522 | 0.3% |
| 2012 | 43 | 14,832 | 0.3% |
| 2013 | 19 | 8,158 | 0.2% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £180–£450 fitted. It is a job for a garage, not a driveway. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Chassis corroded: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Kia Sorento MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Kia model →