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Kia Cerato crd1 vs Kia Sportage: reliability comparison

MOT pass rates, common faults and mileage compared from real UK MOT data.

Kia Cerato crd1
89%
MOT pass rate · 1 vehicles
Kia Sportage
80%
MOT pass rate · 294,137 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Kia Cerato crd1 (89%) and Kia Sportage (80%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Kia Cerato crd1 Kia Sportage
MOT pass rate 89% ✓ 80%
MOT failure rate 11% ✓ 20%
Faults & advisories per test 1.9 1.7 ✓
Dangerous-fault share 0% ✓ 4%
Average mileage 103,075 mi 76,824 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 1 294,137

Most common faults

Kia Cerato crd1

  1. Offside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
  2. Offside front tyre wearing on inner edge
  3. Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
  4. Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
  5. Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
  6. Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Kia Sportage

  1. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  2. Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  3. Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
  4. Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
  5. Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
  6. Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Kia Cerato crd1 (89%) and Kia Sportage (80%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Kia Cerato crd1 report Full Kia Sportage report Most reliable cars

Pass rates are computed over completed (pass/fail) MOT tests. Reliability also depends on age, mileage and upkeep — see each model's page for the full picture.