Kia VENGA - 2010
326.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2010 is 296.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Kia VENGA, model year 2010.
Sample size: 2,897 cars, 6,784 tests and 22,158 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 2,897 cars
The KIA Venga from 2010 has an overall defect rate of 327 per 100 vehicles, which is 11% higher than the average for its year at 294 per 100. Notably, the model shows a significant increase in defects as mileage increases, particularly in the highest mileage category, where it reaches 496 per 100. While it performs better than average in the Body/Structure category, with fewer defects, it faces challenges in Brakes, Steering, and Lights & Electrics, where its defect rates are considerably higher than the average. These insights highlight both strengths and weaknesses, suggesting areas for potential improvement.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 2,897 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 25.2% worse
143.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 114.9 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
Steering
▼ 260.4% worse
60.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.9 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Excessive wear or play in a universal joint or a flexible coupling excessively deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- Excessive radial movement between the top of the steering column and the shaft indicating an excessively worn top bearing
Visibility
▲ 11.6% better
19.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 22.4 / 100 tests
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▼ 27.2% worse
98.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 77.6 / 100 tests
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 7.0% better
265.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 285.3 / 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
▲ 39.7% better
21.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 36.3 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- 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
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
Equipment
▲ 0.0% better
8.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt:
Other
▼ 7.1% worse
34.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 32.3 / 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
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,702
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,508
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,412
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,292
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,129
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 869
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 761
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 732
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 660
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 631
Serious faults (Top 10)
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 660
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 313
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 241
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 219
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 184
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 180
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 172
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 170
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 165
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 163