MOT reliability
Kia Sedona le
127 vehicles · 583 completed MOT tests analysed
64%
MOT pass rate
Based on 127 Kia Sedona le vehicles and 583 completed MOT tests, the Kia Sedona le has an overall 64% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 112,560 miles.
127
Vehicles
583
MOT tests
14,314
Avg miles / year
1.6
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share
Kia Sedona le problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Kia Sedona le MOT tests:
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Other126%
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Brakes4%
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Steering4%
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Seatbelts & equipment3%
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Emissions & nuisance3%
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Tyres, wheels & suspension1%
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Visibility0%
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Body & structure0%
Kia Sedona le pass rate by age
How the Kia Sedona le's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 67% |
| 2 | 14 | 71% |
| 3 | 86 | 70% |
| 4 | 86 | 64% |
| 5 | 77 | 66% |
| 6 | 75 | 64% |
| 7 | 63 | 62% |
| 8 | 60 | 60% |
| 9 | 46 | 57% |
| 10 | 12 | 75% |
| 11 | 5 | 80% |
| 12 | 2 | 50% |
| 13 | 1 | 100% |
| 14 | 2 | 50% |
| 15 | 1 | 100% |
Fuel types: Diesel (127)
Most common Kia Sedona le MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Kia Sedona le MOT tests:
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (48 times)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (32 times)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g) (31 times)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (27 times)
- Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b) (27 times)
- Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) (25 times)
- Child seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt (23 times)
- Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (22 times)
- Oil leak (22 times)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (19 times)
- Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) (16 times)
- Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (7.4.B.3b) (15 times)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (14 times)
- Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i) (14 times)
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) (12 times)
Kia Sedona le pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 5 | 30 | 77% | 68,872 |
| 2005 | 15 | 127 | 61% | 108,367 |
| 2004 | 31 | 261 | 64% | 99,765 |
| 2003 | 12 | 115 | 68% | 148,887 |
Kia Sedona le reliability FAQ
Across 127 Kia Sedona le vehicles in our MOT data,
64% pass the MOT (a 36% failure rate), with about
1.6 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Kia Sedona le MOT issues are:
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1); Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g).
The typical Kia Sedona le in our data has covered around
112,560 miles.
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