Kia Venga MOT reliability

Kia Vengas passed their MOT first time 71% of the time across 46,382 tests in 2025. 43,624 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

71%

MOTs analysed

46,382

Still licensed (GB)

43,624

Body type

Mpv

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age.

In detail:

First registered

2016 petrol

4,404 MOTs

Passed first time 80%. Typical mileage 41,144 (most between 28,645 and 56,253).

2016: 100% → 2017: 67% → 2018: 90% → 2019: 90% → 2020: 85% → 2021: 86% → 2022: 87% → 2023: 85% → 2024: 82% → 2025: 80%

Most common failures

Stop lamp: not working (3.7%)
Position lamp: not working (3.5%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (2.0%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (1.6%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (1.4%)

2016 diesel

1,246 MOTs

Passed first time 77%. Typical mileage 58,131 (most between 45,018 and 75,740).

2017: 100% → 2018: 92% → 2019: 86% → 2020: 83% → 2021: 84% → 2022: 85% → 2023: 80% → 2024: 78% → 2025: 77%

Most common failures

Position lamp: not working (4.3%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (2.5%)
Stop lamp: not working (2.3%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (2.1%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (1.9%)

Where 2016 Vengas fail

Lights & electrics

9.7%

Wheels & tyres

5.4%

Brakes

4.3%

Visibility & wipers

3.9%

Suspension & axles

0.8%

Steering

0.6%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.5%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.5%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.