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Kia Venga 2014: MOT failure rate for its age

24.2% of 32,683 MOT tests of the Kia Venga first registered in 2014 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 102.9 (95% CI 100.7–105.2; 100 = normal for this model at that age): close to other build years of the same model at the same age (within 5 points of normal).

Kia Venga built in 2014 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time24.2%all ages tested2019–202432683
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 100.7–105.2)102.9index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202432683
Rank among this model's 10 build years6of 101 = fails least for its age2019–202432683
Tested in 20245385testsmedian 54,901 miles20245385
line · Kia Venga built 2014 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2014 18.9% vs model normal 15.7% at age 5 · 2019–2024
Built 2014 against Kia Venga normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 5: 18.9% vs 15.7%; age 6: 19.6% vs 16.5%; age 7: 20% vs 19.9%; age 8: 25% vs 24.8%; age 9: 29.4% vs 30.2%; age 10: 32.7% vs 34.5%. Axis from 0% to 40%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2014 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 2014 Kia Venga fail at each age?

Cars built in 2014 were tested at ages 5 to 10 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 2014: 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)
55,58018.917.9–2015.7120.2
65,40819.618.6–20.716.5118.8
75,4322019–21.119.9100.8
85,4432523.8–26.124.8100.8
95,43529.428.2–30.630.297.4
105,38532.731.5–3434.594.8

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 32,683 (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 2014 Kia Venga?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2014 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 10.7 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 2014 were tested at ages 5 to 10.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Kia Venga built 2014 against the Kia Venga in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2014, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment10.711.43,511
Brakes6.87.22,228
Suspension6.78.22,185
Steering6.262,036
Tyres6.15.71,982

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 32,683 (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 2014 compare with the years around it?

Among the 10 published build years of the Kia Venga, 2014 ranks 6 (1 = fails least for its age). 2013: index 105.2. 2015: index 88.6.

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 2014 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/2014/

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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