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Kia Venga 2010: MOT failure rate for its age

42.0% of 19,054 MOT tests of the Kia Venga first registered in 2010 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 106.0 (95% CI 103.7–108.4; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2010 Kia Venga fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Kia Venga built in 2010 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time42.0%all ages tested2019–202419054
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 103.7–108.4)106.0index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202419054
Rank among this model's 10 build years8of 101 = fails least for its age2019–202419054
Tested in 20242882testsmedian 81,434 miles20242882
line · Kia Venga built 2010 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2010 38.4% vs model normal 33.8% at age 9 · 2019–2024
Built 2010 against Kia Venga normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 9: 38.4% vs 33.8%; age 10: 38% vs 36%; age 11: 42% vs 40.3%; age 12: 42.8% vs 41%; age 13: 45.3% vs 43%; age 14: 46.1% vs 44.5%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2010 Kia Venga by registration · All Kia Venga 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 2010 Kia Venga fail at each age?

Cars built in 2010 were tested at ages 9 to 14 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 Venga built 2010: 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)
93,41838.436.8–40.133.8113.7
103,2473836.4–39.736105.6
113,2454240.3–43.740.3104.2
123,18242.841.1–44.641104.6
133,08045.343.6–47.143105.4
142,88246.144.3–47.944.5103.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 19,054 (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 2010 Kia Venga?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2010 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 28.9 items per 100 first tests, against 11.4 across all build years of the Kia Venga. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2010 were tested at ages 9 to 14.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Kia Venga built 2010 against the Kia Venga in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2010, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment28.911.45,505
Suspension17.78.23,377
Steering17.263,284
Brakes14.57.22,764
Visibility8.26.61,554

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 19,054 (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 2010 compare with the years around it?

Among the 10 published build years of the Kia Venga, 2010 ranks 8 (1 = fails least for its age). 2011: index 110.5.

Kia Venga build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
2010106.0103.7–108.4worse19,054
2011110.5108.4–112.6worse26,745
2012109.4107.3–111.5worse30,430
2013105.2103.1–107.2worse34,285
2014102.9100.7–105.2worse32,683
201588.686.5–90.8better37,510
201688.486.0–90.8better34,415
201789.086.2–91.7better30,996
201883.579.5–87.5better14,806
201989.683.8–95.3better8,075

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 268,999 (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 Venga 2010 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-venga/2010/

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.

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