Kia Sportage

Made 1994–2024 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46)
First-time pass
63.4%
±0.6 pp
n = 23,008
Annual mileage (median)
11,573 km
km per year, between two inspections
Odometer inconsistencies
0.9%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
Major or dangerous defects
36.6%
share of inspections with that verdict
n = 23,008

63.4% of Kia Sportage cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 23,008, all years of manufacture). 12,003 Kia Sportage cars are registered in Lithuania (0.8% of all passenger cars), with a median age of 7.6 years. Of the 22 years of manufacture with enough data, cars made in 2021 do best (91.5%) and those made in 1997 worst (31.4%). A typical one covers 11,573 km a year.

Pass rate by year of manufacture

Years with n ≥ 30. Whiskers show the 95% interval
Kia Sportage: Pass rate by year of manufacture2719953131361998393841200152464620064950522009545057201259636420157780862018908492202149
Chart data: Kia Sportage: Pass rate by year of manufacture
YearFirst-time pass95 % CI
199527.0%18.2–38.1%
199631.0%21.4–42.5%
199731.4%25.3–38.3%
199836.1%29.7–43.1%
199939.2%33.4–45.2%
200038.0%31.9–44.6%
200141.0%34.4–47.9%
200252.2%40.6–63.5%
200546.0%42.9–49.2%
200646.4%43.1–49.7%
200748.9%45.5–52.4%
200850.4%46.8–54.0%
200952.3%47.2–57.4%
201054.0%50.9–57.1%
201150.1%47.9–52.2%
201256.6%54.6–58.7%
201359.1%56.8–61.3%
201463.2%60.7–65.7%
201564.3%61.9–66.6%
201676.9%74.9–78.7%
201780.3%78.4–82.0%
201885.8%84.1–87.4%
201989.7%87.9–91.2%
202084.4%80.3–87.7%
202191.5%88.5–93.8%
202249.0%35.6–62.5%

Mileage by age

p25–p75 band, median – solid line
Kia Sportage: Mileage by age100k200k300k49,323 km · 3 yrs5 yrs10 yrs15 yrs20 yrs
Chart data: Kia Sportage: Mileage by age
Agep25p50p75
2 yrs26,984 km40,118 km62,870 km
3 yrs35,614 km49,323 km67,133 km
4 yrs49,176 km71,630 km108,476 km
5 yrs59,716 km81,669 km109,859 km
6 yrs77,088 km113,839 km163,665 km
7 yrs83,984 km115,506 km153,819 km
8 yrs108,742 km154,807 km199,220 km
9 yrs105,866 km144,899 km186,023 km
10 yrs135,678 km177,386 km218,990 km
11 yrs132,464 km175,299 km212,904 km
12 yrs161,093 km202,057 km239,844 km
13 yrs154,800 km196,904 km231,330 km
14 yrs173,285 km212,828 km248,204 km
15 yrs149,983 km198,902 km236,924 km
16 yrs174,497 km215,254 km254,823 km
17 yrs165,516 km211,906 km249,421 km
18 yrs169,350 km217,700 km258,839 km
19 yrs175,013 km212,378 km257,102 km
20 yrs173,062 km207,665 km253,342 km
21 yrs173,528 km200,108 km234,654 km
22 yrs177,432 km204,797 km245,101 km
23 yrs180,632 km204,326 km240,213 km
24 yrs189,788 km225,675 km254,147 km

CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
3.5% over the limit · n = 6,322
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.07 m⁻¹
5.1% over the limit · n = 13,427

Inspection verdicts

Kia Sportage, n = 23,008
Kia Sportage: Inspection verdicts
Chart data: Kia Sportage: Inspection verdicts
%
No defects39.3%
Minor defects24.1%
Major defects35.8%
Dangerous defects0.8%

Registered fleet

Passenger cars allowed in traffic · Regitra, 2026-07-01
Cars registered
12,003
allowed in traffic
Fleet share
0.8%
of registered passenger cars
Age of cars registered
7.6 yrs
median since first registration
Electric share
0.0%
battery-electric cars (BEV)

Fuel: registered vs inspected

Registered
Kia Sportage: Registered, Fuel mix
Chart data: Kia Sportage: Registered, Fuel mix
%
Diesel40.5%
Petrol31.6%
Petrol + LPG1.7%
Petrol hybrid24.5%
Other1.7%
Inspected
Kia Sportage: Inspected, Fuel mix
Chart data: Kia Sportage: Inspected, Fuel mix
%
Diesel63.2%
Petrol31.5%
Petrol + LPG5.0%
Petrol hybrid0.1%
Other0.2%
Kia Sportage: Fuel: registered vs inspected
FuelRegisteredInspected
Diesel40.5%63.2%
Petrol31.6%31.5%
Petrol + LPG1.7%5.0%
Petrol hybrid24.5%0.1%
Other1.7%0.3%
Registered means every passenger car (M1/M1G) in Regitra's register that is allowed in traffic, while inspected counts only the cars that came to a technical inspection, so new cars not yet due for one are underrepresented there.
By year of manufacture
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By year of manufacture
YearnFirst-time passInterval
2024n = 1 · too few
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2023n = 3 · too few
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2022 49
49.0%
35.6–62.5%
2021 full stats424
91.5%
88.5–93.8%
2020 full stats371
84.4%
80.3–87.7%
2019 full stats1,375
89.7%
87.9–91.2%
2018 full stats1,671
85.8%
84.1–87.4%
2017 full stats1,917
80.3%
78.4–82.0%
2016 full stats1,845
76.9%
74.9–78.7%
2015 full stats1,568
64.3%
61.9–66.6%
2014 full stats1,436
63.2%
60.7–65.7%
2013 full stats1,908
59.1%
56.8–61.3%
2012 full stats2,253
56.6%
54.6–58.7%
2011 full stats2,105
50.1%
47.9–52.2%
2010 full stats990
54.0%
50.9–57.1%
2009 full stats365
52.3%
47.2–57.4%
2008 full stats742
50.4%
46.8–54.0%
2007 full stats797
48.9%
45.5–52.4%
2006 full stats856
46.4%
43.1–49.7%
2005 full stats952
46.0%
42.9–49.2%
2004n = 20 · too few
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2003n = 6 · too few
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2002 69
52.2%
40.6–63.5%
2001 full stats200
41.0%
34.4–47.9%
2000 full stats221
38.0%
31.9–44.6%
1999 full stats258
39.2%
33.4–45.2%
1998 full stats194
36.1%
29.7–43.1%
1997 full stats191
31.4%
25.3–38.3%
1996 71
31.0%
21.4–42.5%
1995 74
27.0%
18.2–38.1%
1994n = 5 · too few
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