2012 Kia Venga MOT pass rate: 66.4% (14,577 tests)

2012-registered Kia Vengas passed 66.4% of 14,577 MOT tests in 2023–2025 — 4.8 points worse than same-age cars (71.2%). This is one of the lower-scoring Venga years after correcting for vehicle age — inspect the individual car carefully.

66.4%Pass rate, 2012 cars

95.2Age-adjusted index (100 = average)

14,577Tests analysed

67,379 miMedian mileage at test

68.1% / 61.8%Petrol vs diesel pass rate

Is the 2012 Venga getting worse?

Pass rate of 2012-registered cars across recent test years:

Test year	Pass rate
2023	66.8% -5.6 vs same-age
2024	66.7% -4.3 vs same-age
2025	65.6% -4.7 vs same-age

The raw rate normally falls as cars age. The “vs same-age” figure compares this cohort with all UK cars registered in the same year, so normal ageing is not mistaken for a bad model year.

What fails on a 2012 Venga

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Suspension	2,759	22.8%
2	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	2,391	19.8%
3	Steering	2,298	19.0%
4	Brakes	2,044	16.9%
5	Tyres	943	7.8%
6	Visibility	689	5.7%

All Venga years compared

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

Weighing up which year to buy? See the full ranking: Kia Venga years to avoid.

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FAQs

Is a 2012 Kia Venga reliable?

2012-registered examples passed 66.4% of their MOT tests (14,577 tests, 2023–2025), -4.8 points versus all UK cars registered in the same year. At roughly 14 years old with a median 67,379 miles, condition now varies car by car — always check the individual MOT history.

What mileage is too high for a 2012 Venga?

The median tested example shows 67,379 miles. Anything far beyond that isn't automatically bad — a motorway-mile car with consistent service records often beats a low-mileage school-run car — but price accordingly and scrutinise the mileage trail for gaps or drops.

Should I buy the petrol or diesel 2012 Venga?

In this cohort petrols pass 68.1% of tests against 61.8% for diesels. Mileage and use can explain part of that gap, so treat it as a reason to inspect DPF and emissions history, not a fuel-type verdict.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023–2025 extracts (96 million Class 4 initial tests; retests excluded). Only vehicles old enough for a routine first MOT are included. Age-adjusted figures compare the model-year cohort with all vehicles of the same registration year tested in the same calendar year. Contains public sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.