Kia Sorento 2005
Cars aged 20 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
39.1% ±1.8 pp
M1 average at 20 years – 39.5%
n = 2,722 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
251,834 km
Percentiles · cars aged 20
p10 208k
p25 226k
p50 252k
p75 292k
p90 326k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 208,342 km |
| p25 | 226,090 km |
| p50 | 251,834 km |
| p75 | 291,960 km |
| p90 | 325,547 km |
Inspection verdicts
Sorento 2005, n = 2,722
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 13.5% |
| Minor defects | 25.6% |
| Major defects | 58.2% |
| Dangerous defects | 2.8% |
Odometer inconsistencies
2.4%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.20%
27.7% over the limit · n = 170
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.83 m⁻¹
27.6% over the limit · n = 2,461
What these numbers say
39.1% of 2005 Kia Sorento cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 2,722), against an average of 39.5% for all 20-year-old M1 cars.
At 20 years old, a typical one now shows 251,834 km on the odometer; half of them read between 226,090 km and 291,960 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 17 cars, 2.4% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.83 m⁻¹; 27.6% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate