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Kia Sedona 2009: MOT failure rate for its age

43.2% of 4,085 MOT tests of the Kia Sedona first registered in 2009 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 96.8 (95% CI 92.3–101.3; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2009 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Kia Sedona built in 2009 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time43.2%all ages tested2019–20244085
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 92.3–101.3)96.8index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–20244085
Rank among this model's 11 build years4of 111 = fails least for its age2019–20244085
Tested in 2024511testsmedian 89,607 miles2024511
line · Kia Sedona built 2009 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2009 43.6% vs model normal 40.8% at age 10 · 2019–2024
Built 2009 against Kia Sedona normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 10: 43.6% vs 40.8%; age 11: 42.6% vs 41.5%; age 12: 40% vs 44.1%; age 13: 42.6% vs 46.1%; age 14: 45.5% vs 47.8%; age 15: 45.6% vs 50.4%. Axis from 0% to 60%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2009 Kia Sedona by registration · All Kia Sedona MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2009 Kia Sedona fail at each age?

Cars built in 2009 were tested at ages 10 to 15 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Kia Sedona built 2009: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
AgeTestsFailed, %95% intervalNormal for this model at that age, %Index (100 = normal)
1084043.640.3–46.940.8106.9
1173442.639.1–46.341.5102.8
127324036.5–43.644.190.8
1367342.639–46.446.192.6
1459545.541.6–49.647.895.2
1551145.641.3–49.950.490.4

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,085 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2009 Kia Sedona?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2009 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 32.6 items per 100 first tests, against 39 across all build years of the Kia Sedona. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2009 were tested at ages 10 to 15.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Kia Sedona built 2009 against the Kia Sedona in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2009, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment32.6391,332
Suspension24.830.51,012
Brakes20.432835
Visibility12.613.1516
Tyres1011.2407

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,085 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2009 compare with the years around it?

Among the 11 published build years of the Kia Sedona, 2009 ranks 4 (1 = fails least for its age). 2008: index 99.8. 2010: index 90.0.

Kia Sedona build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
2002109.693.8–125.5no different (rough estimate)308
2003102.294.9–109.6no different (rough estimate)1,341
2004105.7101.1–110.2worse (rough estimate)3,644
2005103.399.6–107.1no different5,353
2006102.098.7–105.2no different7,263
200798.895.8–101.7no different8,916
200899.896.7–102.9no different8,685
200996.892.3–101.3no different4,085
201090.086.1–93.8better5,661
201188.384.0–92.6better4,728
201284.973.9–95.9better (rough estimate)730

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 50,714 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Kia Sedona 2009 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/kia-sedona/2009/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

Other pages for this model

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