How many Kia Sportages 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 300,420 DVSA MOT tests.
Licensed in Great Britain414,357+10.5% on a year earlier
Declared SORN7,258Off the road, not taxed
MOT first-time pass rate, 202577.0%Cars of the same ages 78.1%
Rank by number licensedNo. 13of 1,159 models we cover
Licensed countAt its peakhighest since 1995
Average annual mileage7,835miles a year
How many Kia Sportages are left in Great Britain?
There were 414,357 Kia Sportages licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 7,258 declared off the road (SORN).
That is the most on the road at any year end since 1995.
Kia Sportages licensed in Great Britain
Numbers are still rising: the latest count is the highest in this series.
In 2025, 77.0% of Kia Sportage MOT tests were passed first time,
against 72.8% for all cars.
Cars of the same ages as the Kia Sportages tested pass 78.1% of the time, so the Kia Sportage does worse than average for its age, by 1.1 points. In 2024 its pass rate was 76.4%.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: Kia Sportage 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 Sportage
All cars
MOT first-time pass rate by vehicle age, Kia Sportage compared with all cars
Brakes is the most common reason a Kia Sportage fails its MOT,
appearing on 34.2% of failed tests. A failed test can have defects in
more than one category, so shares add up to more than 100%.
7.7% of Kia Sportage tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 7.3% for all cars.
Most common MOT failure categories
Share of failed Kia Sportage MOT tests with at least one defect in each category
Most common Kia Sportage MOT defects and advisories
The single most common reason a Kia Sportage failed its MOT in 2025 was
“Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick”, on 13.4% of 69,027 failed tests.
48.9% 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 Sportage tests, 2025
Defect
Share of failed tests
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes
13.4%
Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres
12.7%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility
18 years of the Kia Sportage, 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 (82.2% passed first time) and the 2005 cars worst (49.8%).
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 Sportage annual mileage
The average Kia Sportage covers 7,835 miles a year,
worked out from odometer readings at consecutive MOT tests.
Average annual mileage by age
0
5k
10k
8,260
4–5 years
8,225
6–7 years
7,978
8–10 years
7,122
11–14 years
5,604
15–19 years
4,754
20+ years
Average annual mileage of a Kia Sportage by vehicle age
Of the 420,692 Kia Sportages licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 68.2% have an engine of 1,501cc to 1,600cc, and 19.7% have an engine of 1,601cc to 1,700cc. The share with an engine of 1,501cc to 1,600cc has grown from 9.3% in 2014 to 68.2%. Diesels made up 79.0% of those licensed in 2014 and 34.0% in 2025.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
Kia Sportages licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size
Share of those licensed
1,501cc to 1,600cc 287,065 licensed
68.2%
1,601cc to 1,700cc 82,700 licensed
19.7%
1,901cc to 2,000cc 50,800 licensed
12.1%
Other sizes 127 licensed
0.0%
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
1,501–1,600cc
Petrol
140,712
33.4%
1,501–1,600cc
Hybrid
112,465
26.7%
1,601–1,700cc
Diesel
82,699
19.7%
1,901–2,000cc
Diesel
46,732
11.1%
1,501–1,600cc
Plug-in hybrid
20,360
4.8%
1,501–1,600cc
Diesel
13,518
3.2%
Engine sizes, 2014 to 2025
Share of those licensed at the end of each year, for the most common sizes.
Kia Sportages licensed in the UK by fuel type, share of each year’s total
Year
Petrol
Diesel
Hybrid
Plug-in hybrid
2014
20.9%
79.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2015
20.2%
79.7%
0.0%
0.0%
2016
21.7%
78.2%
0.0%
0.0%
2017
24.6%
75.4%
0.0%
0.0%
2018
29.3%
70.7%
0.0%
0.0%
2019
34.3%
65.1%
0.5%
0.0%
2020
36.8%
60.6%
2.6%
0.0%
2021
39.6%
54.9%
5.5%
0.0%
2022
40.4%
49.7%
9.4%
0.5%
2023
39.1%
44.4%
14.4%
2.1%
2024
36.3%
38.7%
21.2%
3.8%
2025
34.3%
34.0%
26.9%
4.8%
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 Sportage fuel economy and CO2
The Vehicle Certification Agency’s new car data lists the Kia Sportage from 2000, when the data begins, and still lists it. On the WLTP test (listings 2019 to 2026), official combined fuel economy for its petrol, diesel, petrol hybrid and diesel hybrid versions ranges from 31.7 to 55.4 mpg, with CO2 of 125 to 202 g/km; plug-in hybrid versions are rated at 235.4 to 252.0 mpg (weighted). On the older NEDC test (listings 2000 to 2018), official combined fuel economy for its petrol and diesel versions ranges from 24.4 to 61.4 mpg, with CO2 of 119 to 275 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 petrol
31.7–42.2
152–202
2019–2026
Euro 6 to Euro 6d
70
1.6 diesel
42.8–54.3
136–173
2019–2024
Euro 6d‑TEMP to Euro 6d
33
2.0 diesel
39.8–42.2
176–186
2019
Euro 6d‑TEMP
6
1.6 petrol hybrid
39.8–51.3
125–158
2022–2026
Euro 6 to Euro 6d
49
1.6 diesel hybrid
40.4–55.4
133–173
2019–2024
Euro 6d‑TEMP to Euro 6d
65
2.0 diesel hybrid
40.9–42.2
176–185
2019–2021
Euro 6d‑TEMP
9
1.6 plug-in hybrid
235.4–252.0
25–28
2022–2026
Euro 6 to Euro 6d
12
Older NEDC figures, listed 2000 to 2018 (7 engine and fuel groups)
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2000 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 “Sportage”, “Sportage MY21.5”, “Sportage MY22”, “Sportage MY20”. How we use VCA’s figures.
Kia Sportage safety recalls
DVSA lists 17 safety recalls for the Kia Sportage since 1992, the first in 2003. 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 Sportage. 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.
