Pass rate
68.8%
Below average — 5.2 pts behind the 74.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 93 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £11–£33
2009 Kia Venga MOT pass rate
- 2009
- typical 85,580 mi
Only 93 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Suspension
22.4% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2019 93.3% pass
- Avoid 2009 68.8% pass · this year
Across the 11 years on record, a spread of 24.5 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 58.6%
- Typical mileage
- 86k mi
The 2009 Kia Venga MOT pass rate is 68.8% of its MOT tests — 5.2 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 22.4% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Kia Venga does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Steering: 4.0× the national share
Steering accounts for 10.4% of everything recorded on the 2009 Kia Venga, against 2.6% nationally — 7.8 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 22.4%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. Ask for the steering to be checked for play with the wheels on the ground, not on a jack.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 74.0%; this one manages 68.8% — 5.2 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- Failures here tend to be cheap ones. 56% of the repairs this model fails on cost under £30 in parts. The pass rate matters less than what a bad afternoon at the test centre actually costs you.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2009 Kia Venga compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 74.0%, so this figure is 5.2 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 58.6%. The median 2009 Kia Venga in this dataset had covered 85,580 mi.
56% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Diesel, which passed 61.5% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 74.4% of the time, April–September 64.0%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 15.05% of tests.
- 93 recorded tests behind this page.
- 68.8% overall pass rate, 58.6% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Kia Venga, the average is 82.2% — best year 2019 (93.3%), worst 2009 (68.8%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 93
- Typical mileage (median)
- 85,580 mi
- Make and model
- Kia Venga
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Number Plate Lamp
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Venga MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 49% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (56% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Venga
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| North West | 22 | 63.6% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2009 Venga
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2009 Venga
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the lights 15.1% of tests
“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.
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Check the suspension joints 9.7% of tests
“ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated”
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.
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Check the coil springs 6.5% of tests
“coil spring fractured or broken”
Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2009 Venga through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £11–£33 — and 56% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £11–£33
- Cheapest common item: stop lamp not working
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: coil spring fractured or broken
- £25–£65
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 100%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 56%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 93 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Venga, side by side
11 model years on record, from 2009 to 2019. Across them the pass rate runs from 68.8% to 93.3% — a spread of 24.5 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2009 68.8%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2010 71.8% track rod end ball joint has…
- 2011 72.5% track rod end ball joint has…
- 2012 74.4% track rod end ball joint has…
- 2013 77.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2014 79.4% track rod end ball joint has…
- 2015 86.6% position lamp not working
- 2016 89.1% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2017 90.8% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2018 92.7% wipers does not clear the…
- 2019 93.3% wipers does not clear the…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2009 Kia Venga with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2009 cars with a similar record
- Renault Koleos 68.8%
- Vauxhall Combo 68.9%
- Hyundai Coupe 68.9%
- Renault Clio 68.6%
- Renault Megane 68.3%
- Nissan Pathfinder 68.2%
Closest pass rates among 2009 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2009 Kia Venga 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 331 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 75 | 22.40% | 20.98% | +1.42 |
| Brakes | 61 | 18.20% | 20.89% | −2.69 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 57 | 17.00% | 12.21% | +4.79 |
| Tyres | 40 | 11.90% | 19.76% | −7.86 |
| Steering | 35 | 10.40% | 2.57% | +7.83 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 25 | 7.50% | 5.52% | +1.98 |
| Non-component advisories | 17 | 5.10% | 4.18% | +0.92 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 9 | 2.70% | 1.76% | +0.94 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 7 | 2.10% | 5.57% | −3.47 |
| Visibility | 5 | 1.50% | 4.97% | −3.47 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 15.1% | £5–20 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 9.7% | £18–45 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Major | 8.6% | £18–45 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 6.5% | £25–65 |
| Side repeaters incorrect colour Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 5.4% | £5–25 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.3% | £5–25 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.3% | £3–12 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault Brakes | Major | 3.2% | £3–15 |
| Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension | Major | 3.2% | £18–45 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault Brakes | Major | 3.2% | £3–15 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 25.8% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 23.7% | £45–110 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 18.3% | £200–700 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Advisory | 16.1% | £18–45 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 12.9% | £45–95 |
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 11.8% | £25–65 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 18 | 72.2% | 49,583 mi |
| 60-90k | 36 | 66.7% | 75,553 mi |
| 90-120k | 20 | 80.0% | 100,273 mi |
| 120k+ | 19 | 57.9% | 133,830 mi |
Source: 93 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2009 Venga MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2009 Kia Venga?
68.8% of the 93 2009 Kia Venga tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 74.0% for cars first used in 2009. First-attempt pass rate: 58.6%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2009 Kia Venga?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (15.05%), ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (9.68%), track rod end ball joint has excessive play (8.60%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2009 Kia Venga MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 72.2% of the time, falling to 57.9% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2009 Kia Venga in this dataset had covered 85,580 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2009 Kia Venga?
Diesel: 61.5% pass rate across 52 tests. Petrol: 78.0% pass rate across 41 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2009 Kia Venga MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 74.4% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 64.0%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.