Kia Sportage GT-Ln Crdi MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Kia Sportage GT-Ln Crdi MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Kia Sportage GT-Ln Crdi passed on its first attempt in 87.0%, and its overall record sits +7.4 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Kia Sportage GT-Ln Crdi in the 2023–2025 data: 5,369 tests across 4 model years (2019–2022). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Kia Sportage GT-Ln Crdi MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Kia Sportage GT-Ln Crdi, the Visibility section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Kia Sportage GT-Ln Crdi's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Kia Sportage GT-Ln Crdi DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Kia Sportage GT-Ln Crdi, each with how many of the model's 5,369 tests it was noted on.

• "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Major) — noted on about 170 Kia Sportage GT-Ln Crdi tests, 3.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (Major) — noted on about 115 Kia Sportage GT-Ln Crdi tests, 2.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 74 Kia Sportage GT-Ln Crdi tests, 1.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 74 Kia Sportage GT-Ln Crdi tests, 1.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp aim too high" (Rectified) — noted on about 68 Kia Sportage GT-Ln Crdi tests, 1.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn" (Major) — noted on about 63 Kia Sportage GT-Ln Crdi tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Kia Sportage GT-Ln Crdi Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Kia Sportage GT-Ln Crdi model year on record is 2021 (89.8% across 2,127 tests), and the weakest is 2019 (86.5%). The gap between them is 3.3 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Kia Sportage GT-Ln Crdi reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.2 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Kia Sportage GT-Ln Crdi Owners

These checks follow this Kia Sportage GT-Ln Crdi's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Kia Sportage GT-Ln Crdi.

• the wipers and washers — “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.

• the tyre tread — “tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm”

  Check all four tyres cold, including the inner shoulder where wear hides — 1.6mm across the central three-quarters is the legal limit, and most testers fail at 1.6mm without argument.

• the windscreen — “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.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Kia Sportage GT-Ln Crdi. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

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