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Kia Venga MOT fail rate by age

How often the Kia Venga fails its MOT at each age, compared with all cars of the same age, and what it fails on. From 190,286 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated

At 8 years, the most tested age

MOT fail rate at age 8 (n=23,341)19.7%
All cars at 8 years (n=10,440,457)23.8%
Median mileage at test41,138
All cars, median mileage60,745

116 of 315 model groups with enough tests fail less often at 8 years.

What stands out

  • At 3 years the Kia Venga fails 10.9% of MOTs (2,738 tests), 1.2 points below the 12.1% for all cars that age. At 15 years it fails 45.5% (2,706 tests), 3.9 points above the 41.6% average.
  • It moves from below to above the all-car rate between 9 and 10 years.
  • Its most common structural or mechanical fail item at 8 years: Steering track rod end: ball joint play, at 1.9 per 100 MOTs.

MOT fail rate by age

3 years 15 years 50.1%

Solid line: this model. Dashed line: all cars at the same age.

Kia Venga: share of MOT tests that failed, by age, against all cars. Ages with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
AgeMOT fail rateTests (n)All carsDifferenceMedian mileage
3 years10.9%2,73812.1%−1.2 pts11,534 miles
4 years12.5%6,37613.4%−0.9 pts16,918 miles
5 years12.1%12,30615.3%−3.2 pts22,491 miles
6 years12.9%17,93717.8%−5.0 pts28,135 miles
7 years15.2%21,57320.6%−5.4 pts34,627 miles
8 years19.7%23,34123.8%−4.1 pts41,138 miles
9 years25.5%23,07427.1%−1.6 pts48,122 miles
10 years31.7%22,33830.3%+1.4 pts55,097 miles
11 years38.8%20,46633.3%+5.5 pts62,422 miles
12 years40.7%18,14636.0%+4.7 pts69,034 miles
13 years42.8%12,24638.3%+4.5 pts74,423 miles
14 years45.1%7,03940.3%+4.8 pts79,646 miles
15 years45.5%2,70641.6%+3.9 pts83,709 miles

Most common fail items at 8 years

Split into structural or mechanical items and wear items. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

Structural and mechanical

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Steering track rod end: ball joint play Major1.9
Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn Major1

Out of 23,341 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Wear and upkeep

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Side/position light not working Major3.7
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Dangerous2.4
Brake light not working Major2.4
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Dangerous1.9
Wipers not clearing screen Major1.7
Tyre with cords exposed Dangerous1.5
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Major1.3
Tyre condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Major1.1

Out of 23,341 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Other models at 8 years

ModelMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
Kia Sportage22.5%114,12323.8%
Kia Picanto22.3%54,35423.8%
Kia Ceed25.4%41,05223.8%

MOT fail rate by first-use year

Each year has its own page: the fail rate for cars first used that year at each MOT from 2022 to 2025 with at least 1,000 tests, the most common faults at that age, and the car tax and ULEZ rules for that year.

First-use year data updated .

Latest MOT age with at least 1,000 tests for each first-use year.
First usedAge at testMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
201015 years in 202545.5%2,68341.6%
201114 years in 202544.7%4,10740.3%
201213 years in 202541.1%4,82438.3%
201312 years in 202537.6%5,53236.0%
201411 years in 202535.7%5,35833.3%
201510 years in 202525.1%6,14830.3%
20169 years in 202520.7%5,66927.1%
20178 years in 202515.6%5,91823.8%
20187 years in 202512.2%3,68120.6%
20196 years in 202511.2%2,64617.8%

More on the Kia Venga

Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

Looking at one Kia Venga?

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025. MOT data updated 22 September 2026.

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