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Kia Venga 2015: MOT failure rate for its age

17.8% of 37,510 MOT tests of the Kia Venga first registered in 2015 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 88.6 (95% CI 86.5–90.8; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2015 Kia Venga fails less often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Kia Venga built in 2015 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time17.8%all ages tested2019–202437510
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 86.5–90.8)88.6index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202437510
Rank among this model's 10 build years3of 101 = fails least for its age2019–202437510
Tested in 20246211testsmedian 46,807 miles20246211
line · Kia Venga built 2015 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2015 16.8% vs model normal 15.6% at age 4 · 2019–2024
Built 2015 against Kia Venga normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 4: 16.8% vs 15.6%; age 5: 15.5% vs 14.6%; age 6: 16.1% vs 16.3%; age 7: 16.5% vs 19.2%; age 8: 19.9% vs 24.9%; age 9: 22.2% vs 30%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2015 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 2015 Kia Venga fail at each age?

Cars built in 2015 were tested at ages 4 to 9 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 2015: 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)
46,37016.815.9–17.715.6107.4
56,19415.514.6–16.414.6105.8
66,25416.115.2–1716.398.3
76,23916.515.6–17.519.286
86,24219.918.9–20.924.979.9
96,21122.221.2–23.33074

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 37,510 (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 2015 Kia Venga?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2015 is visibility: 6.5 items per 100 first tests, against 6.6 across all build years of the Kia Venga. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2015 were tested at ages 4 to 9.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Kia Venga built 2015 against the Kia Venga in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2015, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Visibility6.56.62,434
Tyres5.65.72,099
Brakes5.17.21,920
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment5.111.41,918
Suspension1.48.2537

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 37,510 (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 2015 compare with the years around it?

Among the 10 published build years of the Kia Venga, 2015 ranks 3 (1 = fails least for its age). 2014: index 102.9. 2016: index 88.4.

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 2015 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/2015/

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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