Kia Venga MOT pass rate: 77.7% (46,179 tests, 2025)

Name: Kia Venga MOT statistics 2025
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Last updated 24 August 2026 · OBDCode UK editorial

The Kia Venga passed 77.7% of its 46,179 MOT tests in 2025 — right on the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 10 years old with 53,286 miles on the clock.

77.7%Pass rate (2025)

46,179MOT tests analysed

53,286 miMedian mileage at test

10 yrsMedian age at test

How the Venga compares

Kia Venga

77.7%

UK average (all Class 4 vehicles)

77.5% across 33.1 million tests

Kia average (all models)

79.8%

What fails most on the Kia Venga

Across failed and rectified tests in 2025, these vehicle systems produced the most defects on the Venga:

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	5,730	23.6%
2	Brakes	4,514	18.6%
3	Suspension	4,294	17.7%
4	Steering	3,781	15.6%
5	Tyres	2,848	11.7%
6	Visibility	1,716	7.1%

Pre-MOT checklist for Venga owners

Based on the failure profile above, ten minutes with a torch before your test removes the most likely fail items:

Walk round with all lights on: one blown bulb is the most avoidable fail there is
Feel for a spongy pedal or pulling to one side; check pad wear through the wheel spokes if visible
Bounce each corner and listen for clonks over speed bumps — suspension is this model’s (and the UK’s) top failure system
With the engine running, turn lock to lock: knocks or stiff spots are testable defects
Check tread with the 20p test and inspect sidewalls for cracking — tyres close to the limit are the country’s most common advisory

Engine management light on?

An illuminated engine management light is a Major MOT defect. Read the code, repair the cause, then confirm the light stays off — clearing a code alone is not a repair.

Understand the engine management light and MOT rules →

Venga pass rate by registration year

Lower age-adjusted outliers to inspect carefully: 2010, 2011, 2012. Strongest age-adjusted years: 2015, 2016. Full ranking and method: Kia Venga years to avoid.

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage	Pass-rate bar
2010	8,510	62.2%	-5.1 pts	80,942	62.2% visual scale
2011	12,583	63.4%	-5.7 pts	75,046	63.4% visual scale
2012	14,577	66.4%	-4.8 pts	67,379	66.4% visual scale
2013	16,576	70.9%	-2.4 pts	61,134	70.9% visual scale
2014	15,915	74.3%	-1.5 pts	54,692	74.3% visual scale
2015	18,319	84.7%	+6.0 pts	46,517	84.7% visual scale
2016	16,749	87.8%	+6.4 pts	39,804	87.8% visual scale
2017	17,398	89.9%	+5.9 pts	33,390	89.9% visual scale
2018	10,790	92.2%	+5.8 pts	26,634	92.2% visual scale
2019	7,822	92.9%	+4.5 pts	19,890	92.9% visual scale

Same-vehicle follow-up

The defect groups above are a single-year count. The prognosis registry follows the same vehicle_id into the next MOT year. The extracts do not record the repair, a turbo part number, or a gearbox type.

Brakes: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Suspension: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Steering: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Tyres: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold

On this model, these certificate lines have a published follow-up (cohort at least 200 cars):

Track rod end ball joint has slight play — 1,318 cars · 24.5% failed the same item the next year
Shock absorbers has light misting of oil — 534 cars · 12.0% failed the same item the next year
Linkage ball joints ball joint has slight play — 223 cars · 6.7% failed the same item the next year
Brake pads wearing thin — 2,737 cars · 6.5% failed the same item the next year
Condition has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords — 245 cars · 6.1% failed the same item the next year

Check a specific Venga before you buy

Pass rates describe the model; they can’t tell you about the one car you’re looking at. Run its plate through our free MOT history check to see its personal record of failures, advisories and mileage readings.

Other Kia models

SPORTAGE78.9% pass rate · 253,493 tests Picanto76.2% pass rate · 180,724 tests Ceed72.5% pass rate · 111,091 tests Rio75.4% pass rate · 95,713 tests Niro90.5% pass rate · 54,779 tests Sorento73.0% pass rate · 30,615 tests Soul73.2% pass rate · 21,811 tests Stonic89.1% pass rate · 18,986 tests

FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for a Kia Venga?

In 2025, 77.7% of 46,179 first MOT tests on the Kia Venga were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the Venga fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment (23.6% of its recorded defects), followed by brakes.

Is the Kia Venga reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 77.7% it performs above the national average at a median age of 10 years and 53,286 miles. Always check the individual car's history too.

Before you agree to the work

A fault or an advisory is a quote waiting to happen. These pages set out what a garage has to tell you, what a comparable written quote should include, and what you can do if the bill is not what you agreed.

Estimates, quotes and extra work — what a price has to cover, and when a garage may charge more than it first said.
What a diagnostic test costs — what the fee should include, and when it should come off the repair.
Tools — when to buy and when to skip — how to choose a diagnostic tool, and when a garage visit is cheaper than owning one.
Choosing a garage you can check — what to verify before you hand over the keys.
Your rights after a car repair — what to do when the work is not right, and how to put it in writing.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025 extract (Class 4 initial tests only; retests excluded). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures rounded to one decimal place.