Kia Sorento 3 CRDI Awd S-A
Reliability, estimated running costs, and MOT data across 2 model years from 1,454 MOT tests in 2024.
Avg Pass Rate
90%
Total Tests
1,454
Highest Pass Rate
2021 (94%)
Years Covered
2
About the Kia Sorento 3 CRDI Awd S-A
The Kia Sorento 3 CRDI Awd S-A was MOT tested 1,454 times in 2024 (DVSA data, retests included) across 2 model years (2020 to 2021), with an average pass rate of 90%. That's comfortably above the average of 82% across all models in our data. Our records list diesel versions.
Best and Worst Years
Of the years with at least 100 tests, the 2021 model has the highest pass rate at 94% from 995 tests. The 2020 model has the lowest at 86%. The 8 point gap means pass rates vary somewhat between years, but no year is dramatically different. Newer cars usually pass more often simply because they are younger.
Mileage Across Years
The oldest model in our data (2020) averages 34,262 miles, while the newest (2021) averages 29,078 miles.
Compared to the Kia brand average of 86%, the Sorento 3 CRDI Awd S-A performs 4 points better, making it one of the more reliable options in the Kia range.
Estimated Running Costs
Based on 7,400 miles/year, average pump prices of 174.57p petrol and 199.33p diesel (GOV.UK weekly road fuel prices, week of 19 October 2026), and MOT pass rate data. Insurance not included.
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Kia Sorento 3 CRDI Awd S-A by Year
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Questions about the Kia Sorento 3 CRDI Awd S-A
Is the Kia Sorento 3 CRDI Awd S-A reliable?
Across its 2 model years in our data (2020 to 2021), the Kia Sorento 3 CRDI Awd S-A averages a 90% MOT pass rate, from 1,454 tests (DVSA MOT data for tests in 2024, retests included). That's 8 points above the average of 82% across all models in the same data. The 2021 model has the highest pass rate of the years with at least 100 tests, at 94%.
Which year Kia Sorento 3 CRDI Awd S-A has the best MOT pass rate?
Of the years with at least 100 tests, the 2021 Kia Sorento 3 CRDI Awd S-A has the highest MOT pass rate at 94%, while the 2020 model has the lowest at 86%, a 8 point gap. Newer cars usually pass more often simply because they are younger, so compare years of a similar age.
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