What are the inspection figures for Kia Sportage and Volkswagen Passat, per age band?

Kia Sportage vs Volkswagen Passat: 6-8 years: 101 versus 78. 9-11 years: 124 versus 81. 12-14 years: 122 versus 91. 100 = country average for that age band in this country.

Where do these figures come from?

CZ STK (data through 03/09/2026) Both models use the same source and the same reference date.

Kia Sportage vs Volkswagen Passat

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

Age	Kia Sportage		Volkswagen Passat		Difference (percentage points)
Age	Inspections with a defect	Country index	Inspections with a defect	Country index	Difference (percentage points)
6-8 years	150 of 3046 (4.9%)	101	468 of 12290 (3.8%)	78	+1.11
9-11 years	124 of 1559 (8%)	124	710 of 13703 (5.2%)	81	+2.77
12-14 years	263 of 2669 (9.9%)	122	974 of 13243 (7.4%)	91	+2.5

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

Recalls and complaints

Kia Sportage

No recalls or complaints registered for this model.

Volkswagen Passat

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 Czechia and are not directly comparable to a figure from another country.

Frequently asked questions

What are the inspection figures for Kia Sportage and Volkswagen Passat, per age band?
Kia Sportage vs Volkswagen Passat: 6-8 years: 101 versus 78. 9-11 years: 124 versus 81. 12-14 years: 122 versus 91. 100 = country average for that age band in this country.
Where do these figures come from?
CZ STK (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 Volkswagen Passat, Czechia, data through 3 September 2026. https://cesko.plateop.com/en/modellen/vergelijk/kia-sportage-vs-volkswagen-passat

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