2008 Kia Sedona: MOT pass rate and reliability

58.8% of 2008 Kia Sedonas pass the MOT first time, measured across 921 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 106,510 miles.

How the 2008 compares

  • Against all Kia Sedonas (61.4%, 5,102 tests): -2.6 points
  • Against all 2008 cars (64.7%): -5.9 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Kia Sedona model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2008 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Kia Sedona:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2004 49.8% 213 104,589
2005 59.8% 316 105,351
2006 55.9% 513 109,034
2007 61.4% 790 110,406
2008 58.8% 921 106,510
2009 62.9% 517 94,802
2010 64.2% 853 95,776
2011 68.2% 705 86,254

What this means if you are buying a 2008 Sedona

The 2008 is a weaker year for this model, passing 2.6 points less often than the Kia Sedona average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2008 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What an 18-year-old car fails on

A 2008 car is 18 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is above average and into the range where cambelts and water pumps are due if they have not already been done, so ask for the service history rather than take the mileage on trust. On a 2008 Kia Sedona the average at test was 106,510 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 2011 at 68.2%, and the weakest in our data is 2004 at 49.8%. That 18.4 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2008 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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