2011 Kia Sedona: MOT pass rate and reliability

68.2% of 2011 Kia Sedonas pass the MOT first time, measured across 705 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 86,254 miles.

How the 2011 compares

  • Against all Kia Sedonas (61.4%, 5,102 tests): +6.8 points
  • Against all 2011 cars (68.7%): -0.5 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 2011 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 2011 Sedona

The 2011 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 6.8 points more often than the Kia Sedona average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. 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 a 15-year-old car fails on

A 2011 car is 15 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, the point where suspension bushes, drop links and exhaust corrosion start showing up as advisories before they become failures. On a 2011 Kia Sedona the average at test was 86,254 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.

2011 is the strongest year on record for this model at 68.2%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.

Nearby model years

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