40,612 on UK roads in 2025+62 vs 2024
On the road
40,612
40,612 licensed
Change vs 2024
+0.2%
+62 cars
New in 2025
2,429
first-time registrations
Electrified
19.7%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Kia SORENTO has a steady presence on UK roads, with 40,612 licensed in 2025 - up 0.2% on 2024. 2,429 were registered new in 2025. The fleet is overwhelmingly diesel (80%), with most in the 2.0-3.0L class. Most date from the 2015-2019 era.
Licensed Kia SORENTO cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Kia SORENTO on the road today.
Current split
Engine size
Cars on the road by engine capacity
How old are they?
Share of cars by the year they were first registered
How a Kia Sorento holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 37,994 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
73%
37,994 MOT tests in 2025 · 30,628 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
74.3%
2023
73.4%
2024
73.1%
2025
73%
▼ 1.3 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
How a Kia Sorento is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 34,871 cars tracked across years
27.4%
low · <5k
66.8%
avg · 5-15k
5.8%
high · 15k+
Most cover 4,744-9,998 miles a year (median 7,157).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 76,753 → 79,994 → 84,192 → 88,794
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Diesel
30,462 tests
73%
A 2025 Kia Sorento passes first time 73% of the time - below the 77.6% UK average, and easing slightly year on year. The typical one is driven about 7,748 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 89.5% of low-mileage cars pass versus 60.8% past 120k.
Of 8,278 first-time fails, here's what gets flagged most. Most cars fail on more than one item, so shares add up past 100%.
Share of failed tests, by area
Exact items most often recorded as the reason a car failed
Before you buy a specific Kia SORENTO, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
