KIA Venga
Registered from 2009 to 2019.
About this model
The Kia Venga is a car manufactured by Kia for the European market across a single generation between 2009 and 2019, with a high-roof mini MPV design.
From the Wikipedia article Kia Venga, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2017 1.6 petrol. 340 of 4,291 tests failed, 8%.
Better than 86% of 2017 cars. The typical one fails 12%, across 926 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Tyres and wheels | 46% | 158 |
| Visibility | 27% | 91 |
| Brakes | 22% | 74 |
| Lights and electrics | 18% | 61 |
| Suspension | 3% | 9 |
| Seat belts and airbags | 2% | 8 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Where it stands out against its peers
- Visibility: failed more often than 92% of 2017 cars — 27% of its 340 failed tests, where an ordinary 2017 car has 13%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Tyres and wheels — 46% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Brakes — 22% of its failures
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Lights and electrics — 18% of its failures
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Visibility — 27% of its failures
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
When it starts failing
At 60–80k miles this one fails 13% of its inspections, against the 15% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–20k miles | 5% | 6% | 1,237 | |
| 20–40k miles | 8% | 10% | 2,215 | |
| 40–60k miles | 13% | 13% | 682 | |
| 60–80k miles | 13% | 15% | 142 |
4,276 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 20k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.6 petrol · 1271 kg · 2615 mm wheelbase · 7.2 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2018 | 1.6 petrol · 1258 kg · 2615 mm wheelbase · 7.2 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2017 | 1.6 petrol · 151 hp · 1289 kg · 2476 mm wheelbase · 6.2 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2016 | 1.6 petrol · 123 hp · 1292 kg · 2615 mm wheelbase · 6.2 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2015 | 1.6 petrol · 123 hp · 1286 kg · 2615 mm wheelbase · 6.2 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2014 | 1.6 petrol · 122 hp · 1285 kg · 2615 mm wheelbase · 6.3 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2013 | 1.6 petrol · 122 hp · 1276 kg · 2615 mm wheelbase · 6.3 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2012 | 1.6 petrol · 123 hp · 1274 kg · 2613 mm wheelbase · 6.3 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2011 | 1.4 diesel · 83 hp · 1371 kg · 2574 mm wheelbase · 4.6 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2010 | 1.4 diesel · 1395 kg · 2615 mm wheelbase · 4.6 L/100km (NEDC) |