MOT History from tests of diesel KIA SORENTOs year 2004

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Pass percent:58.45%

(The average a diesel KIA SORENTO year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:57,377 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	5080
Registration plate lamp issues	4564
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3958
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2761
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2228
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	2078
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1572
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1374
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1275
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	1135
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1120
Rear brake binding	888
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	777
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	751
Registration plate issues	567
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	565
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	472
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	434
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	402
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	382
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	378
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	361
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	346
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	327
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	318
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	301
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	268
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	264
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	250
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	250
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	239
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	232
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	231
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	231
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	209
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	209
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	207
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	206
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	206
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	204
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	201
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	195
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	188
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	186
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	180
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	176
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	174
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	169
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	168
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	167
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	157
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	156
Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	147
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	142
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	141
Brake pivot has restricted free movement \|3.5.1k\|	141
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	140
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	140
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	136
Rear Brake pivot has restricted free movement \|3.5.1k\|	133
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	132
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	131
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	131
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured \|2.4.G.1\|	129
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	128
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	128
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	127
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	125
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	124
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	123
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	122
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	118
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	117
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	116
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	116
Windscreen washer not working	116
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	115
Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	113
Windscreen has damage	113
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	113
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	112
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing \|3.3.A.1b\|	110
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	110
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	109
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	108
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	107
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	106
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	105
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	105
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side \|1.4.1 \|a\|\|	103
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	102
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	102
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))	101
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	101
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	100
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	99
Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	99
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1a\|	98
Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))	98
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	96
Brake performance not tested \|3.7.A.1\|	94
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	93
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	91
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	89
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	88
Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play \|5.1.3 \|a\| \|i\|\|	86
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	85
Power steering fluid level below minimum \|2.3.1\|	82
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	80
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment \|1.1.6 \|c\|\|	80
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	80
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	80
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play \|5.1.3 \|a\| \|i\|\|	78
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	77
Nearside Rear Brake cable has restricted free movement \|3.5.1k\|	77
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	75
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	75
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	74
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	74
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))	73
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	72
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	72

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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MOT History from tests of diesel KIA SORENTOs year 2004

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