2008 Kia Sportage — MOT History by Age

How cars manufactured in 2008 perform at MOT as they age

18 years

Current Age

54.4%

Latest Pass Rate

34,864

Total Tests (All Years)

105,194 mi

Avg Mileage (Latest)

Data from official DVSA MOT testing records

Compared to Average at Age 16

This car: 54.4%

Average: 52.7%

✅ 1.7% above average (10212 models compared)

How This Car Ages

Pass rate progression for the 2008 Kia Sportage as it ages.

2 yrs82.4%

→ ↑1.4%

3 yrs83.8%

→ ↓2.6%

4 yrs81.2%

→ ↓3.1%

5 yrs78.1%

→ ↓3.9%

6 yrs74.2%

→ ↓2.4%

7 yrs71.8%

→ ↓2.6%

8 yrs69.2%

→ ↓2.9%

9 yrs66.3%

→ ↓3.3%

10 yrs63.0%

→ ↓1.8%

11 yrs61.2%

→ ↓1.7%

12 yrs59.5%

→ ↓2.6%

13 yrs56.9%

→ ↓0.2%

14 yrs56.7%

→ ↓1.2%

15 yrs55.5%

→ ↓1.1%

16 yrs54.4%

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Age	Pass Rate	Tests
2 yrs	82.4%	125
3 yrs	83.8%	3,113
4 yrs	81.2%	3,030
5 yrs	78.1%	3,012
6 yrs	74.2%	3,047
7 yrs	71.8%	2,976
8 yrs	69.2%	2,961
9 yrs	66.3%	2,954
10 yrs	63.0%	1,997
11 yrs	61.2%	2,086
12 yrs	59.5%	1,979
13 yrs	56.9%	2,312
14 yrs	56.7%	1,731
15 yrs	55.5%	1,768
16 yrs	54.4%	1,773

Pass Rate Trend

How the 2008 Kia Sportage pass rate changes as it ages, from first MOT to most recent.

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Built	Pass Rate	Tests
2024 (16 yrs)	54.4%	1,773
2023 (15 yrs)	55.5%	1,768
2022 (14 yrs)	56.7%	1,731
2021 (13 yrs)	56.9%	2,312
2020 (12 yrs)	59.5%	1,979
2019 (11 yrs)	61.2%	2,086
2018 (10 yrs)	63%	1,997
2017 (9 yrs)	66.3%	2,954
2016 (8 yrs)	69.2%	2,961
2015 (7 yrs)	71.8%	2,976
2014 (6 yrs)	74.2%	3,047
2013 (5 yrs)	78.1%	3,012
2012 (4 yrs)	81.2%	3,030
2011 (3 yrs)	83.8%	3,113
2010 (2 yrs)	82.4%	125

Year-by-Year MOT Results

2010

82.4%

Age (yrs) 2Tests 125Avg Mileage 28,973Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 8.8%

2011

83.8%

Age (yrs) 3Tests 3,113Avg Mileage 29,820Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 7.4%

2012

81.2%

Age (yrs) 4Tests 3,030Avg Mileage 38,805Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 7.8%

2013

78.1%

Age (yrs) 5Tests 3,012Avg Mileage 47,040Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 13.6%

2014

74.2%

Age (yrs) 6Tests 3,047Avg Mileage 55,673Top Failure Brakes — 19.0%

2015

71.8%

Age (yrs) 7Tests 2,976Avg Mileage 63,619Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 20.6%

2016

69.2%

Age (yrs) 8Tests 2,961Avg Mileage 71,583Top Failure Brakes — 23.5%

2017

66.3%

Age (yrs) 9Tests 2,954Avg Mileage 78,636Top Failure Suspension — 33.5%

2018High Fail Rate

63.0%

Age (yrs) 10Tests 1,997Avg Mileage 85,258Top Failure Suspension — 39.3%

2019High Fail Rate

61.2%

Age (yrs) 11Tests 2,086Avg Mileage 89,094Top Failure Suspension — 40.4%

2020High Fail Rate

59.5%

Age (yrs) 12Tests 1,979Avg Mileage 94,804Top Failure Suspension — 55.8%

2021High Fail Rate

56.9%

Age (yrs) 13Tests 2,312Avg Mileage 97,711Top Failure Suspension — 66.0%

2022High Fail Rate

56.7%

Age (yrs) 14Tests 1,731Avg Mileage 100,550Top Failure Suspension — 69.7%

2023High Fail Rate

55.5%

Age (yrs) 15Tests 1,768Avg Mileage 104,088Top Failure Suspension — 79.4%

2024High Fail Rate

54.4%

Age (yrs) 16Tests 1,773Avg Mileage 105,194Top Failure Suspension — 66.5%

MOT results for 2008 Kia Sportage by test year
Test Year▲	Age (yrs)▲▼	Pass Rate▲▼	Tests▲▼	Avg Mileage▲▼	Top Failure▲▼
2010	2	82.4%	125	28,973	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 8.8%
2011	3	83.8%	3,113	29,820	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 7.4%
2012	4	81.2%	3,030	38,805	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 7.8%
2013	5	78.1%	3,012	47,040	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 13.6%
2014	6	74.2%	3,047	55,673	Brakes — 19.0%
2015	7	71.8%	2,976	63,619	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 20.6%
2016	8	69.2%	2,961	71,583	Brakes — 23.5%
2017	9	66.3%	2,954	78,636	Suspension — 33.5%
2018	10	63.0%	1,997	85,258	Suspension — 39.3%
2019	11	61.2%	2,086	89,094	Suspension — 40.4%
2020	12	59.5%	1,979	94,804	Suspension — 55.8%
2021	13	56.9%	2,312	97,711	Suspension — 66.0%
2022	14	56.7%	1,731	100,550	Suspension — 69.7%
2023	15	55.5%	1,768	104,088	Suspension — 79.4%
2024	16	54.4%	1,773	105,194	Suspension — 66.5%

Common MOT Failures

Top failure categories across all test years for 2008 Kia Sportage, with age trends.

Suspension

35.7%

↑ Increases with age

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

32.8%

↑ Increases with age

Brakes

28.5%

↑ Increases with age

Tyres

20.0%

↑ Increases with age

Body, chassis, structure

16.8%

↑ Increases with age

How Failures Change With Age

Comparing failure rates between the youngest and oldest test years.

Category	At Youngest	At Oldest	Change	Trend
Suspension	4.0% (2 yrs)	66.5% (16 yrs)	+62.5%	🔴 ↑
Brakes	2.4% (2 yrs)	44.8% (16 yrs)	+42.4%	🔴 ↑
Tyres	5.6% (2 yrs)	28.5% (16 yrs)	+22.9%	🔴 ↑

Other Manufacture Years

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About This Data

This page shows how Kia Sportage cars manufactured in 2008 perform at MOT as they age. Data spans from 2010 to 2024, covering 34,864 tests. Pass rates naturally decline with age as components wear.

Based on DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2005–2024). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.