Kia VENGA - 2016
124.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2016 is 154.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Kia VENGA, model year 2016.
Sample size: 5,737 cars, 11,878 tests and 14,782 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: 5,737 cars
The 2016 KIA Venga has an overall defect rate of 124 per 100 vehicles, which is significantly better than the yearly average of 151 per 100, indicating a 17.5% improvement. This model particularly excels in categories such as steering, where it shows a notable difference of 71% fewer defects compared to the average. Additionally, it performs well in wheels, suspensions and axles, and body structure, with defects substantially lower than expected. However, as mileage increases, the defect rate does rise, with the highest rates observed in vehicles with over 124,000 miles. Overall, the KIA Venga stands out for its reliability, especially in crucial structural areas.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 5,737 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 15.1% worse
90.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 78.2 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Steering
▲ 72.8% better
2.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Excessive wear or play in a universal joint or a flexible coupling excessively deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▲ 12.0% better
13.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.0 / 100 tests
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 11.8% better
22.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.4 / 100 tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- 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
- 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
▲ 29.4% better
112.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 159.4 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 86.8% better
1.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.1 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 6.1% better
3.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.3 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
- A seat belt:
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 61.9% better
4.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.3 / 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
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
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: 2,766
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,447
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,634
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,424
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 579
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 302
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 302
Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 296
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 274
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 239
Serious faults (Top 10)
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 302
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 239
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 186
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 177
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 161
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 144
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 138
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 121
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 88
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 73