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Kia Sportage vs Renault Captur

Both are small SUVs. First-time MOT failure at age 7, and what each one is known to fail on.

The Kia Sportage is the more reliable of the two. It fails its first MOT at age 7 19.8% of the time, against 22.3% for the Renault Captur.

Kia Sportage

19.8%

fail at age 7

Rank 144 of 239 · 62k miles at 7 · 273,913 tests

Renault Captur

22.3%

fail at age 7

Rank 176 of 239 · 49k miles at 7 · 155,671 tests

What each one fails on

Measured

The faults each records most at ages 6 to 9. Same figures as each full report.

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornAdvisory7.8%

Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road usersAdvisory1.5%

Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirementFail1.4%

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornFail1.2%

A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free playAdvisory1.1%

A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free playFail1.1%

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornFail5.2%

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornAdvisory3.6%

Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioningFail2.2%

Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brakeAdvisory2.0%

A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakenedFail1.9%

Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirementsAdvisory1.8%