Kia SEDONA - 2011
261.5 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2011 is 274.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Kia SEDONA, model year 2011.
Sample size: 728 cars, 1,759 tests and 4,599 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 728 cars
The 2011 KIA Sedona has an overall defect rate of 261 per 100 vehicles, which is slightly better than the average of 271 defects per 100 vehicles, representing a 3% improvement. Notably, the Sedona exhibits fewer issues in the Body/Structure category, with a defect rate of 18% compared to the average of 30%. However, it struggles in the Equipment category, where its defect rate is higher at 12% versus 7% for the average vehicle. As mileage increases, defect rates also rise for the Sedona, particularly in the higher mileage brackets, indicating potential reliability concerns as the vehicle ages.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 728 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 15.7% worse
127.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 109.9 / 100 tests
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Steering
▼ 9.5% worse
17.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.8 / 100 tests
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- Steering linkage retaining or locking device missing or ineffective
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 0.5% better
21.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 21.2 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 3.9% worse
71.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.9 / 100 tests
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 9.8% better
240.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 266.4 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 43.8% better
17.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.3 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▼ 58.1% worse
11.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.4 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
- A seat belt:
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 43.2% better
15.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 27.8 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Exhaust emits excessive dense blue or clearly visible black smoke during acceleration which would obscure the view of other road users
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 605
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 533
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 262
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 249
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 185
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 176
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 173
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 156
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 135
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 124
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 98
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 64
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 56
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 40
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 37
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 37
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 36
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 35
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 30
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 28