MOT comparison

Kia Sportage Mk3 vs Nissan Qashqai J10

How the Kia Sportage Mk3 (2010–2015) and the Nissan Qashqai J10 (1st Gen) (2006–2013) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Kia Sportage Mk3

863,690

MOT tests compared · built 2010–2015

Passes more often in 12 of 14 mileage bands

Nissan Qashqai J10 (1st Gen)

2,790,702

MOT tests compared · built 2006–2013

Passes more often in 0 of 14 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

Share of MOTs passed first time, at the mileage recorded at the test.

Kia Sportage Mk3 Nissan Qashqai J10

Under 10,000 miles 91.1% vs 91.4%

4,584 and 14,634 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 89.9% vs 89.0%

31,513 and 93,973 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 85.2% vs 84.2%

74,731 and 200,532 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 82.2% vs 79.6%

97,226 and 257,107 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 80.5% vs 75.3%

103,187 and 274,905 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 77.6% vs 69.9%

101,837 and 278,774 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 74.4% vs 64.0%

95,524 and 273,001 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 71.1% vs 58.3%

86,221 and 262,115 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 67.5% vs 53.4%

73,197 and 243,096 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 64.7% vs 49.8%

59,298 and 217,253 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 61.7% vs 46.0%

89,754 and 393,833 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 58.4% vs 43.6%

33,986 and 192,595 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 55.8% vs 42.8%

10,041 and 69,138 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 55.3% vs 42.6%

2,591 and 19,746 MOTs

Parts that fail more often

Only differences that hold across at least half of the mileage bands we could compare, and that are far too large to be chance, are listed. How we decide

Kia Sportage Mk3 fails more often on

Front coil spring

Fails about 6 times as often as the Nissan Qashqai J10: 2.1% of MOTs against 0.39%.

In 11 of 14 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks
Rear brakes

Fails about 3 times as often as the Nissan Qashqai J10: 1.4% of MOTs against 0.54%.

In 8 of 14 mileage bands · Braking System
Rear service brake

Fails about 4 times as often as the Nissan Qashqai J10: 1.2% of MOTs against 0.41%.

In 8 of 14 mileage bands · Braking System

Nissan Qashqai J10 fails more often on

Front ball joint

Fails about 5 times as often as the Kia Sportage Mk3: 5.2% of MOTs against 1.4%.

In 12 of 14 mileage bands · Suspension & Joints
Front position lamp

Fails over 20 times as often as the Kia Sportage Mk3: 7.9% of MOTs against 0.24%.

In 11 of 14 mileage bands · Lights & Signals

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These are differences in real MOT results, not engineering verdicts. Owner mix differs between models (some are more often taxis, first cars or rural cars), which is why every figure compares cars at the same mileage. How we compare cars.

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