How many Kia Sorentos are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, how new registrations have changed and which fuels they use. Built from DVLA licensing records and 36,082 DVSA MOT tests.
Licensed in Great Britain39,203−0.8% on a year earlier
Declared SORN4,227Off the road, not taxed
MOT first-time pass rate, 202571.3%Cars of the same ages 73.4%
Rank by number licensedNo. 176of 1,159 models we cover
Peak year201942,041 licensed
Average annual mileage7,974miles a year
How many Kia Sorentos are left in Great Britain?
There were 39,203 Kia Sorentos licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 4,227 declared off the road (SORN).
That is 6.8% fewer than the peak of 42,041 in 2019.
The Kia Sorento Titan has its own page.
The figures above include every version; each version page covers only the cars DVLA records
under that version’s name.
In 2025, 71.3% of Kia Sorento MOT tests were passed first time,
against 72.8% for all cars.
Cars of the same ages as the Kia Sorentos tested pass 73.4% of the time, so the Kia Sorento does worse than average for its age, by 2.1 points. In 2024 its pass rate was 70.2%.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: Kia Sorento vs all cars
Comparing like with like: each bar pair covers cars of the same age, so an older average age does not count against a model.
0%
50%
100%
3 years
4–5 years
6–7 years
8–10 years
11–14 years
15–19 years
20+ years
Kia Sorento
All cars
MOT first-time pass rate by vehicle age, Kia Sorento compared with all cars
Suspension is the most common reason a Kia Sorento fails its MOT,
appearing on 35.0% of failed tests. A failed test can have defects in
more than one category, so shares add up to more than 100%.
8.4% of Kia Sorento tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 7.3% for all cars.
Most common MOT failure categories
Share of failed Kia Sorento MOT tests with at least one defect in each category
Most common Kia Sorento MOT defects and advisories
The single most common reason a Kia Sorento failed its MOT in 2025 was
“Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play”, on 10.9% of 10,350 failed tests.
55.6% of tests ended with at least one advisory, a problem to watch that did not fail the test; the most common was “Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge”.
The same fault on any wheel or side counts once.
Most common reasons for failure
Share of failed tests with each defect. A test can fail for more than one.
Most common specific MOT defects on failed Kia Sorento tests, 2025
Defect
Share of failed tests
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play Steering
10.9%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes
9.9%
Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres
18 years of the Kia Sorento, by year of first registration, have their own page with MOT results, common faults, mileage and how many are left. Against all cars of the same age, the 2018 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (82.5% passed first time) and the 2012 cars worst (56.6%).
Registered: cars on the DVLA record at the end of the year they were first registered (these counts start in 2014, so older years show a dash). Left:
licensed or declared SORN at the end of 2025.
Both cover the United Kingdom. Pass rate: first-time passes at normal MOT tests in Great
Britain in 2025; all cars: every car first registered the same year.
Kia Sorento annual mileage
The average Kia Sorento covers 7,974 miles a year,
worked out from odometer readings at consecutive MOT tests.
Average annual mileage by age
0
5k
10k
9,499
4–5 years
9,020
6–7 years
8,609
8–10 years
7,559
11–14 years
5,912
15–19 years
4,696
20+ years
Average annual mileage of a Kia Sorento by vehicle age
Of the 40,612 Kia Sorentos licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 70.7% have an engine of 2,101cc to 2,200cc, and 19.7% have an engine of 1,501cc to 1,600cc. The share with an engine of 2,401cc to 2,500cc has fallen from 55.4% in 2014 to 8.9%. Diesels made up 98.3% of those licensed in 2014 and 80.1% in 2025.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
Kia Sorentos licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size
Share of those licensed
2,101cc to 2,200cc 28,712 licensed
70.7%
1,501cc to 1,600cc 8,019 licensed
19.7%
2,401cc to 2,500cc 3,631 licensed
8.9%
2,501cc to 2,600cc 153 licensed
0.4%
Other sizes 97 licensed
0.2%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size
Fuel
Licensed
Share
2,101–2,200cc
Diesel
28,712
70.7%
1,501–1,600cc
Hybrid
5,641
13.9%
2,401–2,500cc
Diesel
3,631
8.9%
1,501–1,600cc
Plug-in hybrid
2,378
5.9%
Engine sizes, 2014 to 2025
Share of those licensed at the end of each year, for the most common sizes.
Kia Sorentos licensed in the UK by fuel type, share of each year’s total
Year
Diesel
Hybrid
Plug-in hybrid
Petrol
2014
98.3%
0.0%
0.0%
1.4%
2015
98.6%
0.0%
0.0%
1.2%
2016
98.8%
0.0%
0.0%
1.1%
2017
98.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.9%
2018
99.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.8%
2019
99.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.6%
2020
98.1%
1.3%
0.0%
0.5%
2021
94.0%
4.0%
1.5%
0.4%
2022
90.1%
6.9%
2.6%
0.4%
2023
85.9%
10.3%
3.5%
0.3%
2024
83.3%
12.1%
4.4%
0.2%
2025
80.1%
13.9%
5.9%
0.2%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
United Kingdom figures from DfT table VEH0220 (licensed cars at the end of each year, SORN
excluded), so they differ slightly from the Great Britain counts elsewhere on this page.
How we use engine sizes.
Kia Sorento fuel economy and CO2
The Vehicle Certification Agency’s new car data lists the Kia Sorento from 2003, and still lists it. On the WLTP test (listings 2019 to 2026), official combined fuel economy for its diesel and petrol hybrid versions ranges from 37.7 to 43.5 mpg, with CO2 of 150 to 196 g/km; plug-in hybrid versions are rated at 176.6 mpg (weighted). On the older NEDC test (listings 2003 to 2018), official combined fuel economy for its petrol and diesel versions ranges from 22.4 to 49.6 mpg, with CO2 of 149 to 299 g/km.
Official WLTP figures by engine and fuel, listed 2019 to 2026
Official WLTP figures by engine and fuel, listed 2019 to 2026
Engine and fuel
Combined mpg
CO2 g/km
Listed
Euro standard
Versions
1.6 diesel
42.8
173
2023–2024
Euro 6d
1
2.2 diesel
37.7–43.5
170–196
2019–2026
Euro 6 to Euro 6d
19
1.6 petrol hybrid
38.2–42.8
150–169
2020–2026
Euro 6 to Euro 6d
22
1.6 plug-in hybrid
176.6
37–38
2021–2026
Euro 6 to Euro 6d
17
Older NEDC figures, listed 2003 to 2018 (6 engine and fuel groups)
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2003 to 2018
Official figures from laboratory type-approval tests. VCA says they may not be achieved in
real-world driving, and should not be used to rank cars with similar figures.
NEDC figures (in VCA’s data until September 2018) and WLTP figures (from the 2019 guide)
come from different tests, so they are shown separately and should not be compared.
Plug-in hybrid figures are VCA’s weighted values, which count driving on battery power as
well as on fuel.
Engine sizes are rounded to the nearest 0.1 litre. A version is one line in
VCA’s data (description, gearbox, engine and fuel), counted once however many years it was
listed.
Matched from VCA’s model names “Sorento”, “Sorento MY25”, “Sorento MY23”, “Sorento MY22”. How we use VCA’s figures.
Kia Sorento safety recalls
DVSA lists 22 safety recalls for the Kia Sorento since 1992, the first in 2004. The most recent was launched on 24 April 2026.
The instrument cluster screen may respond slowly immediately after starting the vehicle. During this condition activating the turn signal can cause the cluster to reset or the Blind View Monitor (BVM) within the cluster to turn green. The malfunction is caused by PMIC noise induced falsely high temperature sensor readings which trigger the chip protection logic above a certain threshold and lead to performance limitation up to reboot or black screen.
Remedy
Over The Air software update or dealer software update
A recall applies to cars built on particular dates or with particular VINs, not to every Kia Sorento. The details come from manufacturers through DVSA, which says they may be delayed or
incomplete. To check a specific car, use GOV.UK’s vehicle recall check or ask the manufacturer or a
dealer. How we match recalls to models.
Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
Licensed counts are vehicles with a current tax or exemption at the end of each year (or the latest quarter). SORN counts are shown separately.
First registrations count vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.
Models are grouped by DVLA’s generic model name, so every generation and trim counts together.
MOT figures cover normal tests of cars aged three and over in 2025; retests are excluded. Age is rounded to the nearest year.
DVSA records the model name typed in at the test. We match those names to DVLA’s generic models, so a handful of tests may be counted under a close relative.
