Kia Venga 2012: MOT failure rate for its age

35.1% of 30,430 MOT tests of the Kia Venga first registered in 2012 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 109.4 (95% CI 107.3–111.5; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2012 Kia Venga fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Kia Venga built in 2012 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	35.1	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	30430
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 107.3–111.5)	109.4	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	30430
Rank among this model's 10 build years	9	of 10	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	30430
Tested in 2024	4933	tests	median 67,815 miles	2024	4933

Built 2012 against Kia Venga normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 7: 28.1% vs 21.6%; age 8: 31.7% vs 25.8%; age 9: 33.7% vs 31%; age 10: 36.5% vs 34.5%; age 11: 40.7% vs 39.2%; age 12: 40.4% vs 40.9%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2012 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 2012 Kia Venga fail at each age?

Cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12 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 2012: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
7	5,252	28.1	26.9–29.3	21.6	130
8	5,047	31.7	30.5–33	25.8	122.9
9	5,107	33.7	32.4–35	31	108.5
10	5,072	36.5	35.2–37.8	34.5	105.6
11	5,019	40.7	39.4–42.1	39.2	103.9
12	4,933	40.4	39–41.7	40.9	98.6

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 30,430 (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 2012 Kia Venga?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2012 is suspension: 19.5 items per 100 first tests, against 8.2 across all build years of the Kia Venga. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Kia Venga built 2012 against the Kia Venga in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2012, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Suspension	19.5	8.2	5,930
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	16.9	11.4	5,132
Steering	12.3	6	3,753
Brakes	11.1	7.2	3,364
Visibility	7	6.6	2,132

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 30,430 (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 2012 compare with the years around it?

Among the 10 published build years of the Kia Venga, 2012 ranks 9 (1 = fails least for its age). 2011: index 110.5. 2013: index 105.2.

Kia Venga build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2010	106.0	103.7–108.4	worse	19,054
2011	110.5	108.4–112.6	worse	26,745
2012	109.4	107.3–111.5	worse	30,430
2013	105.2	103.1–107.2	worse	34,285
2014	102.9	100.7–105.2	worse	32,683
2015	88.6	86.5–90.8	better	37,510
2016	88.4	86.0–90.8	better	34,415
2017	89.0	86.2–91.7	better	30,996
2018	83.5	79.5–87.5	better	14,806
2019	89.6	83.8–95.3	better	8,075

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 2012 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/2012/

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.

Kia Venga 2012: MOT failure rate for its age

How does the 2012 Kia Venga fail at each age?

What fails most on the 2012 Kia Venga?

How does 2012 compare with the years around it?

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