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57,198 MOT tests analysed. lands in the middle of the pack — here's where Vengas pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 1.8 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — a confident result.

Pass

77.5%

Pass-after-fix

5.3%

Fail

16.8%

Avg miles

52,031

Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%

The picture

Venga: middle-of-the-pack on first-time pass

Across 57,198 MOT tests, the Venga returns 77.5% first-time pass — roughly in line with the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a worn steering ball joint. A number-plate lamp out and a torn suspension dust cover round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 52,031, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.

Top ten reasons for rejection.

  1. 01

    A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play

    3,133 occurrences · 5.5% of tests

  2. 02

    A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources

    1,663 occurrences · 2.9% of tests

  3. 03

    A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated

    1,411 occurrences · 2.5% of tests

  4. 04

    A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    1,371 occurrences · 2.4% of tests

  5. 05

    a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm

    1,057 occurrences · 1.8% of tests

  6. 06

    Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view

    996 occurrences · 1.7% of tests

  7. 07

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    944 occurrences · 1.7% of tests

  8. 08

    A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc

    838 occurrences · 1.5% of tests

  9. 09

    Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    806 occurrences · 1.4% of tests

  10. 10

    Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen

    705 occurrences · 1.2% of tests

Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.

Worst-case fix budget · top 4 failures

£248–£675

If every one of this Venga's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →

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Tools that pre-empt a retest.

Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.

Item 01 · Amazon UK

H7 / W21W bulb pack

A spare-bulb kit lives in the boot. Test morning is not the time to find your stop-lamp's gone.

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Item 02 · Amazon UK

Brake pad measurement gauge

Testers fail pads under 1.5mm. A wear gauge tells you if you've got two months left or two weeks.

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Buying or keeping a Venga?

Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.

If you own a Venga and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.