Kia Sorento 2006
Cars aged 19 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
40.7% ±1.9 pp
M1 average at 19 years – 40.4%
n = 2,602 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
260,764 km
Percentiles · cars aged 19
p10 194k
p25 218k
p50 261k
p75 302k
p90 330k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 194,485 km |
| p25 | 218,259 km |
| p50 | 260,764 km |
| p75 | 301,552 km |
| p90 | 329,749 km |
Inspection verdicts
Sorento 2006, n = 2,602
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 15.8% |
| Minor defects | 24.8% |
| Major defects | 56.9% |
| Dangerous defects | 2.4% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.8%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.05%
10.3% over the limit · n = 116
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.85 m⁻¹
26.5% over the limit · n = 2,400
What these numbers say
40.7% of 2006 Kia Sorento cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 2,602), against an average of 40.4% for all 19-year-old M1 cars.
At 19 years old, a typical one now shows 260,764 km on the odometer; half of them read between 218,259 km and 301,552 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 12 cars, 1.8% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.85 m⁻¹; 26.5% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate