55.3%
Kia Sedona pass rate
Used Kia Sedona buying guide
In 2025, Kia Sedona cars passed 55.3% of 4,107 initial MOT tests, 17.1 points below the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Kia Sedona MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
−17.1
percentage points below average
Ranked on pass rate the Sedona sits 536th of 575 models in the data. Kia as a brand averaged 75.2%, so this model runs 20 points behind its own brand.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Kia Sedona MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the Sedona compares with similar cars.
Sedona fuel types
Diesel made up 98.4% of Kia Sedona MOT tests in 2025, against 39.3% across all models in this data. Almost every used example you look at will be a diesel.
Where the Sedona fails its MOT
Where Kia Sedona cars that failed their 2025 MOT were marked down, as a share of all recorded failure items.
The specific items testers recorded most often were position lamp not working (5%), ball joint excessively worn (4.4%) and stop lamp not working (4%). See every common Sedona MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Kia Sedona that failed, not a claim that every Sedona has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used Sedona?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at in each.
1
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting. 25.4% of Sedona failure items.
2
Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters. 21.1% of Sedona failure items.
3
Brakes
Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing. 19.4% of Sedona failure items.
4
Body, chassis, structure
Look underneath and along the sills for corrosion, and check for damaged or poorly repaired panels. 8.9% of Sedona failure items.
5
Tyres
Check tread depth across the full width of every tyre (the legal minimum is 1.6mm), and look for cuts, bulges and uneven wear. 7.2% of Sedona failure items.
None of this replaces the car's own record. Run a free MOT history check on the registration to see every test, advisory and recorded mileage for that car.
What the MOT record doesn't tell you
Knowing Kia Sedona failures cluster around lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and suspension tells you what to inspect. It tells you nothing about whether the car is safe to buy. An MOT does not show money still owed on the car, a write-off, a theft record or a clocked odometer.
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- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
Other used Kia models
The most-tested Kia models in 2025, with how their MOT pass rate compares with the Sedona.
Used Kia Sedona FAQs
Is the Kia Sedona reliable?
MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is a 55.3% first-time pass rate for the Kia Sedona across 4,107 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.
What should I check before buying a used Kia Sedona?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, suspension and brakes. Then check the individual car's history: outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, stolen markers, mileage and previous keepers. None of these appear in the MOT record or on the V5C.
How do I check a Kia Sedona's history?
Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.