Where each one leads
Kia Venga
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Volkswagen T-Roc
- Against cars of the same age, the Volkswagen T-Roc comes out better at its first MOT test (passes 6% more often than average) than the Kia Venga (passes as often as average).
- Fewer Volkswagen T-Roc cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (1.3% against 2.1%).
- New Volkswagen T-Roc cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 143 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 172 for the Kia Venga in 2020.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Kia Venga | Volkswagen T-Roc | |
|---|---|---|
| New cars registered in Europe | 263,852 (2010–2020) | 821,733 (2017–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 45,805 | 164,903 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 18,434 | 58,020 |
| In traffic in Finland | 3,799 | 7,268 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Kia Venga | Volkswagen T-Roc | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 74% | 91% |
| … against cars of the same age | average | +6% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 2.1% | 1.3% |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Kia Venga | Volkswagen T-Roc | |
|---|---|---|
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | — | 7.1 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel | — | 6.0 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 172 g/km | 143 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 91 kW (123 hp) | 103 kW (138 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,272 kg | 1,375 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €20,890 | €40,652 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 131,000 km | 82,000 km |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).