55.3%
Kia Sedona
Kia Sedona MOT pass rate and common problems
The Kia Sedona passed 55.3% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 17.1 percentage points below the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was position lamp not working.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Sedona compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
75.2%
Kia average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The Sedona runs 20 points behind the Kia average. It is 16th of the 16 Kia models in the data. The average Sedona arrived at its test 16.6 years old with 99,480 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
Sedona MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years (small sample) | 3 | 100% | 27.7 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years (small sample) | 2 | 50% | 22.3 pts below |
| 11 years and over | 4,102 | 55.2% | 17.1 pts below |
Too few tests fall into some age groups to compare them reliably. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Sedona failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Kia Sedona cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and suspension together account for 46.5% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Sedona MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Kia Sedona cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 34.6% of everything testers recorded against failed Kia Sedona cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Sedona
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: position lamp not working, stop lamp not working and headlamp not working on dipped beam. 12.5% of failure items.
2
Suspension
Recorded most often: ball joint excessively worn, coil spring fractured or broken and pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn. 10.4% of failure items.
3
Brakes
Recorded most often: service brake performance excessively binding and rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements. 5.6% of failure items.
4
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively. 3.2% of failure items.
The car's own MOT history matters more than any model average. A free MOT history check shows whether a specific Sedona has failed on these items before, or had them noted as advisories. Buying one? See the used Kia Sedona buying guide.
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Kia Sedona MOT FAQs
What is the Kia Sedona MOT pass rate?
55.3% of Kia Sedona cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 4,107 tests. That is 17.1 percentage points below the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 536th of 575 models.
What does a Kia Sedona most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Kia Sedona cars failing their 2025 MOT was position lamp not working, on 5% of failure items. Next were ball joint excessively worn (4.4%) and stop lamp not working (4%).
Which area causes the most Kia Sedona MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 25.4%, followed by suspension at 21.1%.
Does this mean every Kia Sedona has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Kia Sedona that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Kia Sedona's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.