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Kia Venga reliability
The Kia Venga fails its MOT about as often as most cars 6 to 10 years old: 22.4% of 29,020 tests failed in 2023, against 24.4% on average.
Up to 5 years old
11.5% failed their MOT
From 6,344 MOT tests of Kia Vengas this age.
Where it does worse than other cars this age
Fails 2× as oftenWipers4.9% vs 2.1%
6 to 10 years old
22.4% failed their MOT
From 29,020 MOT tests of Kia Vengas this age.
Where it does worse than other cars this age
Fails 4× as oftenSteering linkage components4.3% vs 1.1%
Fails 3× as oftenPosition lamps3.9% vs 1.5%Fix about £30
Fails 47% more oftenStop lamp2.2% vs 1.5%Fix about £30
Over 10 years old
42.8% failed their MOT
From 12,604 MOT tests of Kia Vengas this age.
Where it does worse than other cars this age
Fails 6× as oftenSteering linkage components14.4% vs 2.4%
Fails 45% more oftenPosition lamps7.7% vs 5.3%Fix about £30
Fails 67% more oftenStop lamp6.5% vs 3.9%Fix about £30
Fails 2× as oftenABS / EBS / ESC2% vs 1%
Advised 30% more oftenMechanical brake components22% vs 16.9%
Advised 3× as oftenSteering linkage components8.9% vs 2.8%
Checking a Kia Venga before you buy
Look at the parts above at the viewing, and read the car’s own MOT history: advisories for the same parts suggest the problem is already starting. Sweep’s free check shows every MOT, advisory and mileage reading for a registration.
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT tests 2023 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Failure rates compare this model with all cars in the same age band. Fix prices are typical independent-garage estimates.