Kia Venga, Buying guide, MOT record and UK numbers
45,014 Kia Vengas are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 71% of initial MOT tests, 1.3 points below the 72.3% UK average.
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Kia Venga at the MOT
71% of 46,382 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the Venga 337th of 575 models. Kia Vengas aged 3 to 5 years passed 88.7% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 58.7%.
First-time pass rate, 2025
Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.
Pass rate by age at test
Kia Venga tests in 2025.
Where Vengas fail
Share of all failure items recorded on Kia Venga tests in 2025.
The items testers recorded most often were track rod end ball joint has excessive play (10.9%), position lamp not working (9.7%) and stop lamp not working (6.4%).
The MOT page lists every common Venga MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.
What to look at on a viewing
The Venga's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks in each.
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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.31.1% of Venga failure items
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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.15.7% of Venga failure items
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Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters.14.7% of Venga failure items
Kia Vengas in the UK
45,014 were licensed at the end of June 2026. The number licensed has grown 79% since the end of 2014, although it peaked at 48,729 at the end of 2019.
- Change since 2014
- +79%from 25,214 licensed
- Typical year of first use
- 2015half of those licensed at the end of 2025 were first used in 2015 or earlier
- First registered in 2025
- 1against 6,496 in 2015
- Declared off the road
- 8481.8% of those registered, under SORN
Licensed Kia Vengas since 2014
Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.
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| Date | Licensed |
|---|---|
| End of 2014 | 25,214 |
| End of 2015 | 31,025 |
| End of 2016 | 37,077 |
| End of 2017 | 42,582 |
| End of 2018 | 45,887 |
| End of 2019 | 48,729 |
| End of 2020 | 47,999 |
| End of 2021 | 48,551 |
| End of 2022 | 47,940 |
| End of 2023 | 47,459 |
| End of 2024 | 46,670 |
| End of 2025 | 45,806 |
| End of June 2026 | 45,014 |
How old they are
Licensed Kia Vengas by year of first use.
- Licensed at the end of 2025
- First registered that year
A further 20 were first used before 2010.
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| First used | Licensed, end 2025 | First registered that year |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2,640 | 2,717 |
| 2018 | 3,630 | 3,782 |
| 2017 | 5,872 | 6,126 |
| 2016 | 5,630 | 5,922 |
| 2015 | 6,103 | 6,496 |
| 2014 | 5,329 | |
| 2013 | 5,482 | |
| 2012 | 4,661 | |
| 2011 | 3,831 | |
| 2010 | 2,495 |
6,103 Vengas first used in 2015 were still licensed at the end of 2025, roughly 94% of the 6,496 first registered that year.
Venga engines and fuel
1.6 litre engines made up 60% of Kia Venga MOT tests in 2025, followed by 1.4 litre at 40%. Petrol accounts for 76% of licensed Vengas and diesel for 24%.
Engine size at MOT, 2025
Share of 46,376 initial MOT tests in 2025.
Fuel type, licensed Vengas
DfT licensing statistics, June 2026.
| Fuel | Licensed | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Petrol | 34,246 | 76% |
| Diesel | 10,762 | 24% |
| Gas | 6 | <0.1% |
Other Kia models
The most-tested Kia models in 2025, against the Venga's 71% MOT pass rate.
Kia Venga FAQs
How many Kia Vengas are there in the UK?
45,014 Kia Vengas were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 848 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.
Is the Kia Venga 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 71% first-time pass rate for the Kia Venga across 46,382 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.
What should I check before buying a used Kia Venga?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, brakes and suspension. Then check the individual car's own records. Outstanding finance, insurance write-offs and police stolen markers are not part of the MOT record, so they take a history check.
How do I check a Kia Venga'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.
Already found a Venga?
Check its finance, write-off, theft, mileage and keeper history with a £15 vehicle history report.
Across the 1,548 vehicles of every make Carpeep has checked since November 2025, 19% had outstanding finance recorded and 13% an insurance write-off. More on the Kia history check. To confirm a car's identity, see the Kia VIN check.
- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), which also gives the engine sizes. Licensed, SORN, fuel and registration figures are from the Department for Transport vehicle licensing statistics (VEH0120, VEH0124, VEH0160). Government data is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability. History-check findings are anonymous counts from reports bought on Carpeep, each vehicle counted once, and are published only where at least 100 vehicles returned an answer.