Used car guide
2013 Kia Sportage: 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 2013 cars: 67%)
Stands out: track rod ends 3.7×, brake pads 1.7×, braking performance 2.3×
8,310 MOTsSee the petrol guide ›
Diesel
63% pass first time (all 2013 cars: 67%)
Stands out: track rod ends 3.9×, brake pads 1.7×, braking performance 2×
44,616 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 Sportage 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 | 1,976 | Tyres 12% |
| 2022 | 31,074 | Tyres 19% |
| 2021 | 54,661 | Tyres 24% |
| 2020 | 56,872 | Tyres 26% |
| 2019 | 97,946 | Tyres 28% |
| 2018 | 99,630 | Tyres 31% |
| 2017 | 108,402 | Tyres 31% |
| 2016 | 109,730 | Tyres 31% |
| 2015 | 62,005 | Tyres 33% |
| 2014 | 56,529 | Brakes 34% |
| 2012 | 37,383 | Suspension 41% |
| 2011 | 22,344 | Suspension 44% |
| 2010 | 12,119 | Suspension 48% |
| 2009 | 6,726 | Suspension 52% |
| 2008 | 4,342 | Suspension 55% |
| 2007 | 3,919 | Suspension 57% |
| 2006 | 3,321 | Suspension 58% |
| 2005 | 3,558 | Suspension 58% |
| 2003 | – | Too few tests |
| 2002 | – | Too few tests |
| 2001 | – | Too few tests |
| 2000 | – | Too few tests |
| 1999 | – | Too few tests |
| 1998 | – | Too few tests |
| 1997 | – | Too few tests |
| 1996 | – | Too few tests |
| 1995 | – | Too few tests |