KIA Venga MOT failures and reliability
In 2023 the KIA Venga took 47,798 MOT tests in Britain and passed 74% of them first time, close to the national average of 71% for all cars. The figures below come from the DVSA's record of every test, so they show what testers actually found on these cars rather than what owners report.
- MOT tests in 2023
- 47,798
- First-time pass rate
- 74%
- All cars
- 71%
What the Venga fails on
Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against the figure for all cars.
- Lights and electrics10.9% (all cars 11.3%)
- Steering6.5% (all cars 1.8%)
- Suspension5.3% (all cars 9.0%)
- Brakes5.3% (all cars 6.8%)
- Tyres4.8% (all cars 6.4%)
- Visibility4.6% (all cars 4.8%)
- Exhaust and emissions1.2% (all cars 3.1%)
- Body and structure0.9% (all cars 3.5%)
Most common failure items
Share of tests on which each item was recorded.
- Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play 5.8%
- Position lamp: not working 4.3%
- Stop lamp: not working 2.7%
- Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 1.9%
- Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 1.9%
- Ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt 1.7%
- Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid 1.6%
- Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 1.6%
Most common advisories
- Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 15.3%
- Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 11.1%
- Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 11.0%
- Brake pads: wearing thin 7.9%
- Track rod end: ball joint has slight play 3.5%
- Brake discs: worn, but not excessively 2.8%
- Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material 2.7%
- Coil spring: corroded 2.6%
Pass rate by year of registration
Older cars fail more often whatever the model, so compare a car with others of the same age.
| First registered | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,080 | 55% |
| 2011 | 4,413 | 56% |
| 2012 | 5,019 | 59% |
| 2013 | 5,673 | 66% |
| 2014 | 5,435 | 71% |
| 2015 | 6,242 | 80% |
| 2016 | 5,688 | 84% |
| 2017 | 5,893 | 86% |
| 2018 | 3,668 | 90% |
| 2019 | 2,663 | 87% |
Typical mileage by age
Average odometer reading at the MOT, by the car's age in years at the test.
| Age at test | Average mileage |
|---|---|
| 4 years | 17,852 miles |
| 5 years | 24,448 miles |
| 6 years | 31,439 miles |
| 7 years | 38,020 miles |
| 8 years | 45,095 miles |
| 9 years | 53,422 miles |
| 10 years | 59,989 miles |
| 11 years | 66,457 miles |
| 12 years | 74,162 miles |
| 13 years | 79,815 miles |
Check a particular Venga
Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.
Other KIA models
- KIA Sportage
- KIA Picanto
- KIA Ceed
- KIA RIO
- KIA Niro
- KIA Sorento
- KIA Soul
- KIA Stonic
- KIA Carens
- KIA Optima
- KIA Sedona
- KIA Proceed
- KIA Xceed 3 ISG
- KIA Xceed 2 ISG
- KIA Stinger
Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.