MOT History from tests of diesel KIA SORENTOs year 2008

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Pass percent:65.83%

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

Based on:23,973 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1355
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1076
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1008
Registration plate lamp issues	716
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	635
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 Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	245
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	239
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	236
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	235
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	232
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
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	195
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	194
Registration plate issues	186
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	172
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	169
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	160
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	155
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	154
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	153
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	152
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	148
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	146
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	138
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 Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	123
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
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	103
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	103
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	103
Rear brake binding	97
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	97
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	93
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	90
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	88
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	82
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	80
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	79
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	74
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	73
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	73
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	72
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	70
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	66
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))	65
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
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	60
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
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	58
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 Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	53
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	47
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	47
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	46
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	45
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (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
Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))	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
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
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	37
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	36
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	36
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	35
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	35
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	35
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	35
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))	34
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))	33
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	32
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	32
Windscreen washer not working	32
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	32
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	31
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))	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 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 Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	27
Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f))	27
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	26
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	26
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	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
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b))	25
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	25

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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