Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded on the Kia Sorento
Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded on the Kia Sorento is recorded on 12,352 tests — 9.4% of all its MOT tests, against 4.6% across every car in the data. That is 2.0× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 4.6% of tests record it — this model is 2.0× that share |
| The 318 models compared | 86 of 318, 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, 13.8% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2017, 0.7%. The share has fallen 13.0 points over that time. Worst year 2004 at 13.8%; best 2017 at 0.7%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 572 | 4,160 | 13.8% |
| 2005 | 841 | 7,194 | 11.7% |
| 2006 | 1,587 | 13,536 | 11.7% |
| 2007 | 1,114 | 9,454 | 11.8% |
| 2008 | 876 | 7,138 | 12.3% |
| 2009 | 1,232 | 9,874 | 12.5% |
| 2010 | 1,150 | 14,186 | 8.1% |
| 2011 | 943 | 12,522 | 7.5% |
| 2012 | 1,017 | 14,832 | 6.9% |
| 2013 | 739 | 16,316 | 4.5% |
| 2014 | 822 | 32,613 | 2.5% |
| 2015 | 693 | 28,378 | 2.4% |
| 2016 | 429 | 22,046 | 1.9% |
| 2017 | 148 | 21,248 | 0.7% |
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 £80–£180 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
- Rigid brake pipes excessively 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 →