Kia Sedona MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Kia Sedona MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Kia Sedona passed on its first attempt in 61.6%, and its overall record sits −10.2 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Kia Sedona in the 2023–2025 data: 19,859 tests across 11 model years (2002–2012). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Kia Sedona MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Kia Sedona, the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Kia Sedona's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Kia Sedona DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Kia Sedona, each with how many of the model's 19,859 tests it was noted on.

• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 1,666 Kia Sedona tests, 8.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Ball joint excessively worn" (Major) — noted on about 764 Kia Sedona tests, 3.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Position lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 709 Kia Sedona tests, 3.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 707 Kia Sedona tests, 3.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 682 Kia Sedona tests, 3.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Coil spring fractured or broken" (Major) — noted on about 509 Kia Sedona tests, 2.6% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Kia Sedona Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Kia Sedona model year on record is 2012 (75.3% across 527 tests), and the weakest is 2004 (62.7%). The gap between them is 12.6 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Kia Sedona reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.2 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Kia Sedona Owners

These checks follow this Kia Sedona's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Kia Sedona.

• the lights — “registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”

  Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.

• the suspension joints — “ball joint excessively worn”

  With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.

• the windscreen — “windscreen damaged”

  Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Kia Sedona. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Kia Sedona MOT & Reliability