Track rod end excessive play on the Kia Sorento
Track rod end excessive play on the Kia Sorento is recorded on 7,255 tests — 5.5% of all its MOT tests, against 2.0% 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 | 2.0% of tests record it — this model is 2.8× that share |
| The 309 models compared | 31 of 309, 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, 2.0% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2019, 1.1%. The share has fallen 0.9 points over that time. Worst year 2007 at 5.0%; best 2017 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 126 | 6,240 | 2.0% |
| 2005 | 352 | 7,194 | 4.9% |
| 2006 | 646 | 20,304 | 3.2% |
| 2007 | 471 | 9,454 | 5.0% |
| 2008 | 438 | 10,707 | 4.1% |
| 2009 | 505 | 14,811 | 3.4% |
| 2010 | 317 | 21,279 | 1.5% |
| 2011 | 246 | 18,783 | 1.3% |
| 2012 | 308 | 22,248 | 1.4% |
| 2013 | 1,019 | 24,474 | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 1,540 | 32,613 | 4.7% |
| 2015 | 599 | 42,567 | 1.4% |
| 2016 | 100 | 22,046 | 0.5% |
| 2017 | 63 | 21,248 | 0.3% |
| 2018 | 150 | 18,366 | 0.8% |
| 2019 | 310 | 27,270 | 1.1% |
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 £18–£45 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
- Track rod end excessive play: 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 →