Kia Sorento 2009
Cars aged 16 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
39.0% ±2.8 pp
M1 average at 16 years – 44.5%
n = 1,162 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
248,744 km
Percentiles · cars aged 16
p10 178k
p25 223k
p50 249k
p75 272k
p90 296k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 178,176 km |
| p25 | 223,061 km |
| p50 | 248,744 km |
| p75 | 272,046 km |
| p90 | 296,359 km |
Inspection verdicts
Sorento 2009, n = 1,162
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 16.4% |
| Minor defects | 22.6% |
| Major defects | 60.0% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.0% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.6%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.73 m⁻¹
11.7% over the limit · n = 1,101
What these numbers say
39.0% of 2009 Kia Sorento cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 1,162), against an average of 44.5% for all 16-year-old M1 cars.
At 16 years old, a typical one now shows 248,744 km on the odometer; half of them read between 223,061 km and 272,046 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 2 cars, 0.6% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.73 m⁻¹; 11.7% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate