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Kia Venga 2013: MOT failure rate for its age

29.2% of 34,285 MOT tests of the Kia Venga first registered in 2013 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 105.2 (95% CI 103.1–107.2; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2013 Kia Venga fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Kia Venga built in 2013 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time29.2%all ages tested2019–202434285
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 103.1–107.2)105.2index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202434285
Rank among this model's 10 build years7of 101 = fails least for its age2019–202434285
Tested in 20245619testsmedian 61,440 miles20245619
line · Kia Venga built 2013 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2013 21.9% vs model normal 17.8% at age 6 · 2019–2024
Built 2013 against Kia Venga normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 6: 21.9% vs 17.8%; age 7: 24.7% vs 20%; age 8: 26.6% vs 25.6%; age 9: 30.5% vs 30.1%; age 10: 34% vs 34.7%; age 11: 38% vs 39%. Axis from 0% to 40%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2013 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 2013 Kia Venga fail at each age?

Cars built in 2013 were tested at ages 6 to 11 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 2013: 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)
65,90521.920.9–2317.8123.2
75,67024.723.6–25.820123
85,71226.625.4–27.725.6103.9
95,70630.529.3–31.730.1101.4
105,6733432.8–35.334.798
115,6193836.8–39.33997.6

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 34,285 (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 2013 Kia Venga?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2013 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 18.1 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 2013 were tested at ages 6 to 11.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Kia Venga built 2013 against the Kia Venga in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2013, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment18.111.46,191
Suspension12.98.24,426
Steering7.862,668
Brakes7.37.22,519
Visibility6.56.62,228

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 34,285 (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 2013 compare with the years around it?

Among the 10 published build years of the Kia Venga, 2013 ranks 7 (1 = fails least for its age). 2012: index 109.4. 2014: index 102.9.

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 2013 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/2013/

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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