Kia Sorento 2008: MOT failure rate for its age

45.5% of 8,074 MOT tests of the Kia Sorento first registered in 2008 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 100.5 (95% CI 97.2–103.7; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2008 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Kia Sorento built in 2008 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	45.5	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	8074
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 97.2–103.7)	100.5	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	8074
Rank among this model's 18 build years	11	of 18	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	8074
Tested in 2024	897	tests	median 107,120 miles	2024	897

Built 2008 against Kia Sorento normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 11: 43.1% vs 43.7%; age 12: 44.5% vs 42.7%; age 13: 46.8% vs 45%; age 14: 46% vs 45.9%; age 15: 47.8% vs 48.2%; age 16: 46.5% vs 49.1%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2008 Kia Sorento by registration · All Kia Sorento MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2008 Kia Sorento fail at each age?

Cars built in 2008 were tested at ages 11 to 16 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Kia Sorento built 2008: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
11	1,753	43.1	40.8–45.5	43.7	98.8
12	1,544	44.5	42–47	42.7	104.3
13	1,483	46.8	44.3–49.3	45	103.9
14	1,284	46	43.2–48.7	45.9	100
15	1,113	47.8	44.9–50.7	48.2	99.2
16	897	46.5	43.2–49.8	49.1	94.7

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 8,074 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2008 Kia Sorento?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2008 is brakes: 44.2 items per 100 first tests, against 21.6 across all build years of the Kia Sorento. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2008 were tested at ages 11 to 16.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Kia Sorento built 2008 against the Kia Sorento in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2008, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Brakes	44.2	21.6	3,570
Suspension	31.1	18.8	2,512
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	29.4	19.7	2,372
Steering	12.6	6.2	1,017
Visibility	8.3	7.6	668

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 8,074 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2008 compare with the years around it?

Among the 18 published build years of the Kia Sorento, 2008 ranks 11 (1 = fails least for its age). 2007: index 97.0. 2009: index 98.7.

Kia Sorento build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2003	104.1	98.8–109.3	no different (rough estimate)	2,839
2004	103.7	100.8–106.7	worse	8,965
2005	99.5	97.1–101.9	no different	12,987
2006	100.3	98.3–102.4	no different	19,521
2007	97.0	94.5–99.6	better	11,951
2008	100.5	97.2–103.7	no different	8,074
2009	98.7	95.7–101.6	no different	9,922
2010	102.6	99.8–105.4	no different	12,432
2011	103.5	100.3–106.7	worse	10,679
2012	109.1	105.9–112.4	worse	12,019
2013	103.3	100.1–106.5	worse	13,126
2014	97.3	94.5–100.2	no different	17,716
2015	93.3	90.7–95.9	better	24,118
2016	101.2	97.9–104.4	no different	18,965
2017	95.3	91.7–98.8	better	16,400
2018	88.5	84.1–92.8	better	11,114
2019	99.5	94.0–105.0	no different	8,407
2020	97.7	87.1–108.3	no different (rough estimate)	2,364

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 221,599 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Kia Sorento 2008 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/kia-sorento/2008/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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