What are the inspection figures for Kia Sportage and Mini Cooper, per age band?

Kia Sportage vs Mini Cooper: 3-5 years: 119 versus 83. 6-8 years: 97 versus 70. 9-11 years: 98 versus 65. 12-14 years: 109 versus 76. 100 = country average for that age band in this country.

Where do these figures come from?

DVSA MOT-statistiek (data through 03/09/2026) Both models use the same source and the same reference date.

Kia Sportage vs Mini Cooper

Figures per shared age band: numerator, denominator and country index for both models, from the same source.

Age	Kia Sportage		Mini Cooper		Difference (percentage points)
Age	Inspections with a defect	Country index	Inspections with a defect	Country index	Difference (percentage points)
3-5 years	4776 of 31470 (15.2%)	119	5908 of 55660 (10.6%)	83	+4.57
6-8 years	18944 of 101717 (18.6%)	97	11870 of 88100 (13.5%)	70	+5.15
9-11 years	20857 of 75835 (27.5%)	98	13093 of 71782 (18.2%)	65	+9.26
12-14 years	14457 of 36393 (39.7%)	109	3126 of 11377 (27.5%)	76	+12.24

100 = country average for that age band in this country.

Recalls and complaints

Kia Sportage

No recalls or complaints registered for this model.

Mini Cooper

No recalls or complaints registered for this model.

What this does not show

The country index is an average across the entire fleet of this model in this country, not a failure probability for one specific vehicle.
A complaint share is a share of reported complaints, not a failure probability for all vehicles of this model.
The age correction is already built into each band; differences between generations or trims within the same model are not.
These figures apply to United Kingdom and are not directly comparable to a figure from another country.

Frequently asked questions

What are the inspection figures for Kia Sportage and Mini Cooper, per age band?
Kia Sportage vs Mini Cooper: 3-5 years: 119 versus 83. 6-8 years: 97 versus 70. 9-11 years: 98 versus 65. 12-14 years: 109 versus 76. 100 = country average for that age band in this country.
Where do these figures come from?
DVSA MOT-statistiek (data through 03/09/2026) Both models use the same source and the same reference date.

Methodology

Each row compares inspections from the same age band, in the same country.

The country index rescales the model's defect rate so that 100 equals the country average for that band.

Two models are only compared if they share at least two age bands.

What counts as a failed inspection differs per country; never compare a figure on this page with a figure from another country.

Citation

Kia Sportage vs Mini Cooper, United Kingdom, data through 3 September 2026. https://uk.plateop.com/modellen/vergelijk/kia-sportage-vs-mini-cooper

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