Shock absorber has no damping on the Kia Sorento
Shock absorber has no damping on the Kia Sorento is recorded on 1,983 tests — 1.5% of all its MOT tests, against 0.4% across every car in the data. That is 3.8× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.4% of tests record it — this model is 3.8× that share |
| The 221 models compared | 4 of 221, 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, 1.9% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2020, 0.3%. The share has fallen 1.6 points over that time. Worst year 2004 at 1.9%; best 2020 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 79 | 4,160 | 1.9% |
| 2005 | 98 | 7,194 | 1.4% |
| 2006 | 187 | 13,536 | 1.4% |
| 2007 | 160 | 9,454 | 1.7% |
| 2008 | 39 | 7,138 | 0.6% |
| 2009 | 31 | 9,874 | 0.3% |
| 2010 | 50 | 14,186 | 0.3% |
| 2011 | 65 | 12,522 | 0.5% |
| 2012 | 60 | 14,832 | 0.4% |
| 2013 | 159 | 16,316 | 1.0% |
| 2014 | 172 | 21,742 | 0.8% |
| 2015 | 190 | 28,378 | 0.7% |
| 2016 | 149 | 33,069 | 0.5% |
| 2017 | 138 | 21,248 | 0.7% |
| 2018 | 175 | 18,366 | 0.9% |
| 2019 | 197 | 27,270 | 0.7% |
| 2020 | 19 | 7,554 | 0.3% |
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 £30–£75 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. 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
- Shock absorber has no damping: 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 →