Kia Sportage vs Peugeot 3008

On MOT-testable defects the Kia Sportage comes out ahead: 15.7% of its tests record a failure against 18.5% for the Peugeot 3008, a 2.8-point gap. The biggest single difference is lighting & signalling, where the 3008 records failures noticeably more often.

15.7%
Sportage fail rate
18.5%
3008 fail rate
2.78pp
Difference

Side by side

MOT figures compared
MetricKia SportagePeugeot 3008
MOT tests analysed1,498,303783,669
Pass rate84.3%81.5%
Fail rate15.7%18.5%
Fail rate compared (lower is better) Kia Sportage 15.7% Peugeot 3008 18.5%
Overall MOT fail rate across comparable model years.

Where they differ

Failure-area share, by category
CategorySportage3008
Lighting & signalling4.4%9.5%
Suspension4.0%6.8%
Brakes6.4%5.2%
Visibility3.9%3.1%
Tyres5.1%5.5%

Methodology & source. Dataset: DVSA MOT testing data (2021,2022,2023,2024,2025). Data last updated 2026-07-27. Figures reflect MOT-testable defects only — read the methodology for how these are calculated and what they don't measure.

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