420,692 on UK roads in 2025+40,566 vs 2024
On the road
421k
420,692 licensed
Change vs 2024
+10.7%
+40,566 cars
New in 2025
47,773
first-time registrations
Electrified
31.8%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Kia SPORTAGE is a common sight on UK roads, with 420,692 licensed in 2025 - up 10.7% on 2024. 47,773 were registered new in 2025. The fleet is overwhelmingly petrol (34%), with most in the 1.6-2.0L class. Most date from the 2020-2025 era.
Licensed Kia SPORTAGE cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Kia SPORTAGE 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 Sportage holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 304,276 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
78.9%
304,276 MOT tests in 2025 · 254,047 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
82.8%
2023
81.3%
2024
79.7%
2025
78.9%
▼ 3.9 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
How a Kia Sportage is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 256,709 cars tracked across years
23.5%
low · <5k
71.5%
avg · 5-15k
5%
high · 15k+
Most cover 5,140-9,928 miles a year (median 7,319).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 53,609 → 58,651 → 62,887 → 69,257
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Diesel
141,490 tests
75.9%
Petrol
111,748 tests
82.6%
A 2025 Kia Sportage passes first time 78.9% of the time - above the 77.6% UK average, and easing slightly year on year. The typical one is driven about 7,883 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 89.8% of low-mileage cars pass versus 62.7% past 120k.
Of 53,661 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 SPORTAGE, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
