Pass rate
98.1%
Above average — 3.3 pts ahead of the 94.8% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 52 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £40–£103
2023 Kia Sportage GT-Ln MOT pass rate
- 2023
- typical 18,931 mi
Only 52 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Brakes
33.3% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2023 98.1% pass · this year
- Avoid 2020 88.7% pass
Across the 4 years on record, a spread of 9.4 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 98.0%
- Typical mileage
- 19k mi
The 2023 Kia Sportage GT-Ln MOT pass rate is 98.1% of its MOT tests — 3.3 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 33.3% of what testers record.
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Expert verdict
Visibility: 6.7× the national share
Visibility accounts for 33.3% of everything recorded on the 2023 Kia Sportage Gt-Ln, against 5.0% nationally — 28.3 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 33.3%, but at 20.9% nationally that one is ordinary. Wipers, washers and a chip in the driver’s eyeline are the three quickest ways to fail a test that the car otherwise deserves to pass.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 94.8% and this one manages 98.1% — 3.3 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 25% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2023 Kia Sportage GT-Ln compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 94.8%, so this figure is 3.3 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 98.0%. The median 2023 Kia Sportage GT-Ln in this dataset had covered 18,931 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated", noted on 1.92% of tests.
- 52 recorded tests behind this page.
- 98.1% overall pass rate, 98.0% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Kia Sportage GT-Ln, the average is 91.9% — best year 2023 (98.1%), worst 2020 (88.7%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 52
- Typical mileage (median)
- 18,931 mi
- Make and model
- Kia Sportage GT-Ln
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Handbrake Cable
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Sportage GT-Ln MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 89% so small gaps stay visible.
What fails a 2023 Sportage GT-Ln
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2023 Sportage GT-Ln
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the windscreen 1.9% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
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Check the wipers and washers 1.9% of tests
“wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”
Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2023 Sportage GT-Ln through its MOT
Across the 4 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £40–£103 — and 25% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 4 common items
- £40–£103
- Cheapest common item: wipers does not clear the windscreen…
- £8–£22
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 75%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 25%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 52 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Sportage GT-Ln, side by side
4 model years on record, from 2020 to 2023. Across them the pass rate runs from 88.7% to 98.1% — a spread of 9.4 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2020 88.7% wipers blade defective
- 2021 91.4% wipers blade defective
- 2022 94.8% wipers does not clear the…
- 2023 98.1%electronic parking brake control…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2023 Kia Sportage GT-Ln with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2023 cars with a similar record
- Levc Tx 97.0%
- Mercedes-Benz Eqe 96.5%
- Ford Puma 96.5%
- Toyota Corolla 95.7%
- Polestar Polestar 94.6%
- Tesla Model Y 92.9%
Closest pass rates among 2023 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2023 Kia Sportage GT-Ln 4 failure items · 2 advisories · 4 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 6 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 2 | 33.30% | 20.89% | +12.41 |
| Visibility | 2 | 33.30% | 4.97% | +28.33 |
| Tyres | 1 | 16.70% | 19.76% | −3.06 |
| Non-component advisories | 1 | 16.70% | 4.18% | +12.52 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated Brakes | Major | 1.9% | £25–80 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency less than 50% of the required value Brakes | Major | 1.9% | £45–110 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 1.9% | £80–200 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Rectified | 1.9% | £8–22 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-component advisories Nail in tyre Non-component advisories | Advisory | 1.9% | £45–95 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 1.9% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 47 | 97.9% | 17,401 mi |
| 30-60k | 5 | 100.0% | 39,435 mi |
Source: 52 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2023 Sportage GT-Ln MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2023 Kia Sportage GT-Ln?
98.1% of the 52 2023 Kia Sportage GT-Ln tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 94.8% for cars first used in 2023. First-attempt pass rate: 98.0%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2023 Kia Sportage GT-Ln?
The three most recorded items are electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.92%), rbt (sp) efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.92%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (1.92%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2023 Kia Sportage GT-Ln MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 97.9% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2023 Kia Sportage GT-Ln in this dataset had covered 18,931 mi.