KiaSedona MOT results

In 2025, 55.1% of Kia Sedona MOT tests were passed first time, worse than the 58.6% for cars of the same age. 11.6% had at least one dangerous defect (10.1% for cars the same age). The typical Kia Sedona tested was 16 years old with 98,100 miles. Based on 4,068 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Kia Sedona cars are on the road

First-time pass: 55.1%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 58.6%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 7.0%passed after repair
Failed: 38.0%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 11.6%same age 10.1%
Typical mileage: 98,100at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Kia SedonaAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2012	139	61.9%	63.2%
2011	643	60.8%	61.0%
2010	747	57.4%	59.1%
2009	432	56.2%	58.1%
2008	687	52.7%	57.0%
2007	595	53.4%	57.2%
2006	349	52.7%	56.8%
2005	238	48.3%	57.5%
2004	143	43.4%	57.5%
2003	66	51.5%	58.5%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Kia SedonaAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
5-9 years	5	80.0%	79.1%	51,200
10-14 years	1,134	60.9%	65.7%	84,500
15-19 years	2,579	53.3%	57.6%	103,000
20-29 years	350	48.6%	59.6%	99,300

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Kia Sedona is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
B Birmingham	West Midlands	151	3.7%	1.2×	62.9%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	149	3.7%	1.6×	58.4%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	138	3.4%	1.8×	60.1%
PE Peterborough	East of England	112	2.8%	1.5×	52.7%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	98	2.4%	1.4×	66.3%
DE Derby	East Midlands	79	1.9%	1.4×	58.2%
PO Portsmouth	South East	77	1.9%	1.3×	50.6%
M Manchester	North West	72	1.8%	1.2×	55.6%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	71	1.7%	1.3×	57.7%
IP Ipswich	East of England	70	1.7%	1.5×	55.7%
NR Norwich	East of England	68	1.7%	1.2×	55.9%
SO Southampton	South East	66	1.6%	1.3×	59.1%
CT Canterbury	South East	64	1.6%	2.0×	46.9%
ME Rochester	South East	63	1.5%	1.5×	58.7%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	62	1.5%	1.4×	38.7%
BN Brighton	South East	61	1.5%	1.2×	37.7%
GL Gloucester	South West	61	1.5%	1.2×	45.9%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	60	1.5%	1.0×	63.3%
TN Tonbridge	South East	59	1.5%	1.1×	55.9%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	58	1.4%	1.1×	56.9%
RG Reading	South East	56	1.4%	0.9×	57.1%
BH Bournemouth	South West	55	1.4%	1.3×	47.3%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	54	1.3%	1.1×	64.8%
SA Swansea	Wales	53	1.3%	1.0×	39.6%
CF Cardiff	Wales	50	1.2%	0.8×	58.0%
CO Colchester	East of England	49	1.2%	1.5×	51.0%
EX Exeter	South West	49	1.2%	1.1×	40.8%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	49	1.2%	1.4×	63.3%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	48	1.2%	1.6×	56.2%
BS Bristol	South West	47	1.2%	0.7×	40.4%
PL Plymouth	South West	47	1.2%	1.1×	51.1%
L Liverpool	North West	46	1.1%	1.0×	71.7%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	45	1.1%	1.2×	57.8%
GU Guildford	South East	42	1.0%	0.8×	54.8%
PR Preston	North West	42	1.0%	1.1×	47.6%
FY Blackpool	North West	41	1.0%	2.4×	46.3%
TA Taunton	South West	41	1.0%	1.5×	46.3%
CB Cambridge	East of England	40	1.0%	1.4×	47.5%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	40	1.0%	1.5×	55.0%
RH Redhill	South East	39	1.0%	0.9×	64.1%
WA Warrington	North West	39	1.0%	0.9×	66.7%
LL Llandudno	Wales	38	0.9%	1.0×	55.3%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	38	0.9%	0.8×	60.5%
BB Blackburn	North West	36	0.9%	1.0×	61.1%
CH Chester	North West	36	0.9%	0.8×	50.0%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	36	0.9%	0.9×	55.6%
OX Oxford	South East	35	0.9%	0.8×	57.1%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	35	0.9%	1.3×	60.0%
SK Stockport	North West	34	0.8%	0.8×	58.8%
NP Newport	Wales	33	0.8%	0.9×	57.6%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	33	0.8%	0.9×	51.5%
SG Stevenage	East of England	32	0.8%	1.1×	53.1%
BA Bath	South West	31	0.8%	0.9×	48.4%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	31	0.8%	0.9×	54.8%
SP Salisbury	South West	31	0.8%	1.6×	38.7%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	30	0.7%	1.1×	46.7%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	30	0.7%	1.3×	43.3%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	29	0.7%	1.1×	–
WR Worcester	West Midlands	29	0.7%	1.2×	–
BL Bolton	North West	28	0.7%	0.9×	–
MK Milton Keynes	South East	28	0.7%	0.7×	–
DL Darlington	North East	26	0.6%	1.1×	–
WN Wigan	North West	26	0.6%	1.4×	–
CA Carlisle	North West	25	0.6%	1.0×	–
DT Dorchester	South West	25	0.6%	1.6×	–
SN Swindon	South West	25	0.6%	0.7×	–
G Glasgow	Scotland	24	0.6%	0.4×	–
LA Lancaster	North West	23	0.6%	1.0×	–
LU Luton	East of England	23	0.6%	0.9×	–
TQ Torquay	South West	23	0.6%	1.1×	–
OL Oldham	North West	22	0.5%	0.8×	–
TF Telford	West Midlands	22	0.5%	1.4×	–
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	21	0.5%	0.3×	–
SE London SE	London	21	0.5%	0.7×	–
AL St Albans	East of England	20	0.5%	1.1×	–
DA Dartford	South East	20	0.5%	0.7×	–
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	20	0.5%	0.4×	–
HA Harrow	London	20	0.5%	0.8×	–
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	20	0.5%	0.9×	–
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	20	0.5%	0.6×	–
PA Paisley	Scotland	19	0.5%	1.0×	–
HR Hereford	West Midlands	18	0.4%	1.2×	–
SL Slough	South East	18	0.4%	0.6×	–
WD Watford	East of England	18	0.4%	1.1×	–
CW Crewe	North West	17	0.4%	0.7×	–
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	17	0.4%	1.0×	–
TR Truro	South West	17	0.4%	0.7×	–
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	16	0.4%	0.7×	–
TW Twickenham	London	15	0.4%	0.5×	–
CR Croydon	London	14	0.3%	0.5×	–
N London N	London	14	0.3%	0.5×	–
DD Dundee	Scotland	13	0.3%	0.8×	–
EN Enfield	London	13	0.3%	0.5×	–
RM Romford	London	13	0.3%	0.4×	–
TS Teesside	North East	13	0.3%	0.3×	–
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	12	0.3%	0.4×	–
IG Ilford	London	11	0.3%	0.6×	–
IV Inverness	Scotland	10	0.2%	0.6×	–
NW London NW	London	10	0.2%	0.4×	–
BR Bromley	London	9	0.2%	0.6×	–
SR Sunderland	North East	9	0.2%	0.7×	–
E London E	London	8	0.2%	0.2×	–
DH Durham	North East	7	0.2%	0.4×	–
FK Falkirk	Scotland	7	0.2%	0.4×	–
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	7	0.2%	0.6×	–
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	7	0.2%	0.7×	–
SW London SW	London	7	0.2%	0.4×	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	7	0.2%	0.9×	–
DG Dumfries	Scotland	6	0.1%	0.6×	–
UB Southall	London	6	0.1%	0.2×	–
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	5	0.1%	1.4×	–
PH Perth	Scotland	5	0.1%	0.4×	–
ML Motherwell	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
SM Sutton	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
W London W	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
ZE Shetland	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	163	4.0%	0.5×	55.2%
North East	76	1.9%	0.5×	42.1%
North West	487	12.0%	1.0×	56.1%
Yorkshire and the Humber	428	10.5%	1.2×	57.0%
Wales	179	4.4%	0.9×	51.4%
West Midlands	494	12.1%	1.2×	55.7%
East Midlands	403	9.9%	1.4×	59.6%
East of England	535	13.2%	1.3×	55.0%
London	187	4.6%	0.5×	62.0%
South East	664	16.3%	1.1×	55.1%
South West	452	11.1%	1.1×	48.2%

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Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Kia SedonaCars the same age

Lights and electrics21.2%19.7%
Suspension17.8%17.0%
Brakes15.6%10.7%
Body and structure8.3%7.1%
Tyres7.1%7.1%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)6.9%6.4%
Steering5.3%3.5%
Emissions and leaks3.4%5.6%
Seat belts and airbags2.8%2.0%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Kia Sedona tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	6.0%	5.6%	1.1×	0.0%
Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	5.2%	3.1%	1.7×	0.0%
Stop lamp: not working Lights and electrics	5.0%	3.7%	1.4×	0.0%
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam Lights and electrics	4.4%	2.2%	2.0×	0.0%
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension	3.9%	3.8%	1.0×	0.0%
Service brake performance: excessively binding Brakes	3.7%	1.5%	2.5×	0.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	3.4%	2.4%	1.4×	0.0%
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements Brakes	3.3%	2.3%	1.4×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	2.9%	2.8%	1.0×	100.0%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn Suspension	2.7%	2.6%	1.0×	0.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	21.8%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	17.3%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	14.6%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	13.3%
Coil spring: corroded	11.6%
Suspension arm: corroded but not seriously weakened	8.7%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	8.5%
Brake pads: wearing thin	8.2%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	7.6%
Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened	7.6%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Diesel	4,002	54.9%
Petrol	66	62.1%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

MOT results for every model