MOT comparison

MG HS 1st Gen vs Kia Sportage Mk5

How the MG HS 1st Gen (2018–2026) and the Kia Sportage Mk5 (2021–2026) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

MG HS 1st Gen

92,472

MOT tests compared · built 2018–2026

Passes more often in 0 of 7 mileage bands

Kia Sportage Mk5

85,774

MOT tests compared · built 2021–2026

Passes more often in 3 of 7 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

MG HS 1st Gen Kia Sportage Mk5

Under 10,000 miles 92.9% vs 93.9%

5,547 and 3,755 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 91.3% vs 91.4%

21,822 and 20,092 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 89.2% vs 88.7%

28,508 and 28,533 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 86.7% vs 86.9%

19,414 and 19,003 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 84.5% vs 84.8%

10,188 and 8,919 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 83.2% vs 84.6%

4,831 and 3,823 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 82.7% vs 83.8%

2,162 and 1,649 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

MG HS 1st Gen fails more often on

Rear brake pad

Fails about 3 times as often as the Kia Sportage Mk5: 2.1% of MOTs against 0.67%.

In 5 of 7 mileage bands · Braking System
Rear brake disc

Fails about 17 times as often as the Kia Sportage Mk5: 1.2% of MOTs against 0.08%.

In 5 of 7 mileage bands · Braking System
Windscreen washer

Fails about twice as often as the Kia Sportage Mk5: 1.4% of MOTs against 0.63%.

In 4 of 7 mileage bands · Driver's View

Kia Sportage Mk5 fails more often on

Windscreen wiper

Fails about 10 times as often as the MG HS 1st Gen: 3.7% of MOTs against 0.42%.

In 7 of 7 mileage bands · Driver's View
Parking brake

Fails about 5 times as often as the MG HS 1st Gen: 1.0% of MOTs against 0.15%.

In 6 of 7 mileage bands · Braking System

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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.

MOT records: DVSA MOT history, which contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See this the other way round.