KIA Venga reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: KIA

Model: Venga

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 297,942 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

78.8%

Share of this model's 297,942 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

39.8 mpg

CO2 emission

168 g/km

Euro emissions

Euro 6

Tax cost

£240/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

61,796

Lower average mileage in the analysed fleet.

Life expectancy miles

69,586

Lower mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

10.9

Average age sits in the mid-fleet band.

Vehicles represented

44,057

44,057 valid MOT, 0 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

297,942

297,942 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Scarce

44,057On the road

Insight summary

KIA Venga is a scarce model in this snapshot, with 44,057 represented vehicles and 0.11% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 78.8% from 297,942 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 50. The current pool shows an average of 61,796 miles and an average age of 10.9 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 69,586 miles. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by diesel, and the most frequent defect themes are lighting, track rod ends and windscreen damage. The practical read is that the KIA Venga looks like a solid used-car baseline rather than a rare find, with age, mileage and common wear items doing most of the explaining.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
PETROL	33,618
DIESEL	10,437
GAS BI-FUEL	1
LPG	1

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	5,622
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	5,017
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	4,894
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	4,669
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	2,741
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	2,417
Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	2,345
Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	2,245
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	2,225
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	2,210
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	2,093
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))	1,978
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))	1,867
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	1,835
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	1,827
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	1,777
Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	1,692
Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i))	1,660
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	1,655
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))	1,643
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	1,642
Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	1,558
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	1,500
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))	1,475
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	1,439

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 60,026 defects across this top 25 set

Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

5,622

Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

5,017

Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

4,894

Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

4,669

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

2,741

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

2,417

Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

2,345

Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

2,245

Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

2,225

Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

2,210

Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

2,093

Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

1,978

Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

1,867

Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

1,835

Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))

1,827

Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

1,777

Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

1,692

Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i))

1,660

Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

1,655

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

1,643

Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

1,642

Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

1,558

Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

1,500

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

1,475

Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

1,439

KIA Venga reliability and MOT data