MOT History from tests of diesel KIA SORENTOs year 2008

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Pass percent:67.12%

(The average a diesel KIA SORENTO year 2008 passes without issue)

Based on:21,914 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1206
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	985
Headlamp aim out of alignment	951
Registration plate lamp issues	652
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	426
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	296
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	289
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	260
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	247
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	215
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	213
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	209
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	194
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	181
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	173
Registration plate issues	172
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	172
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	158
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	153
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	146
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	144
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	142
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	137
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	129
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	119
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	117
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	109
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	106
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	106
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	103
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	100
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	98
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	97
Rear brake binding	96
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	94
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	90
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	88
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	88
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	86
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	79
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	72
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	69
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	68
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	66
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	66
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	64
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	64
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	62
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	60
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	59
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	58
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	58
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	57
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	55
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	55
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	55
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	53
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	53
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	51
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	47
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))	45
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	44
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	44
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment \|1.1.6 \|c\|\|	42
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke \|7.4.B.3a\|	41
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side \|1.4.1 \|a\|\|	40
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	39
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	37
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	37
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	37
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	37
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	35
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	35
Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))	33
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	33
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	32
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	32
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	31
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	31
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	30
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel \|1.1.2 \|a\|\|	29
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	29
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	29
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	29
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	28
Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	28
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	27
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	27
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	26
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	26
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	25
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	25
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	25
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side \|1.4.1 \|a\|\|	25
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	25
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	25
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	23
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	23
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	23
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	23
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	22
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	22
Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	22
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	22
Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f))	22
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))	22

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 2008

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