Used car guide
2005 Kia Sorento: petrol or diesel?
Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions go wrong in different ways, so each has its own figures from the MOTs these cars had during 2023–2025. Pick the one you’re looking at: the fuel is on the logbook and in the car’s MOT history.
Petrol
64% pass first time (all 2005 cars: 57%)
Nothing stands out above the usual rate
117 MOTsSee the petrol guide ›
Diesel
52% pass first time (all 2005 cars: 57%)
Stands out: chassis rust or damage 4.8×, anti-roll bar link joints 3×, track rod ends 2.4×
2,762 MOTsSee the diesel guide ›
Hybrid versions had too few MOTs for figures of their own, or weren’t sold.
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Other years
Every year of the Kia Sorento compared
| Year | MOT tests | Most flagged |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | – | Too new for MOT data |
| 2025 | – | Too new for MOT data |
| 2024 | – | Too new for MOT data |
| 2023 | 380 | Tyres 13% |
| 2022 | 2,317 | Tyres 21% |
| 2021 | 4,774 | Tyres 22% |
| 2020 | 3,510 | Tyres 25% |
| 2019 | 8,154 | Tyres 28% |
| 2018 | 8,128 | Tyres 28% |
| 2017 | 9,237 | Tyres 29% |
| 2016 | 9,310 | Tyres 30% |
| 2015 | 11,816 | Tyres 30% |
| 2014 | 8,609 | Suspension 35% |
| 2013 | 6,278 | Suspension 40% |
| 2012 | 5,595 | Suspension 48% |
| 2011 | 4,756 | Suspension 52% |
| 2010 | 5,419 | Suspension 54% |
| 2009 | 3,743 | Brakes 47% |
| 2008 | 2,705 | Suspension 51% |
| 2007 | 3,618 | Suspension 49% |
| 2006 | 5,307 | Suspension 50% |
| 2004 | 1,680 | Brakes 51% |
| 2003 | 526 | Suspension 50% |