Kia Venga Wing Mirror: Specs, Fitment & Common Faults
On the Venga, a knocked mirror on a related model genuinely cost around £780 plus VAT to replace after a car wash mishap.
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OEM Part Number: confirm via VIN — Aftermarket Van Wezel 8383827 (LH) / Johns 41 14 38-21 (RH)
| Passenger side (LH / nearside), complete mirror | Genuine: confirm via VIN. Aftermarket: Van Wezel 8383827 (electric, heated, power-folding, indicator, 12-pin); Johns 41 14 37-21 (electric, heated, 5-pin); Blic 5402-53-2001519P (manual, to 12/2010) |
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| Driver's side (RH / offside), complete mirror | Genuine: confirm via VIN. Aftermarket: Johns 41 14 38-21 (electric, heated, 5-pin, black); Diederichs 6541024 (manual, black) |
| Mirror glass only (aftermarket) | LH Alkar 6471638 (aspherical, heated) / Blic 6102-53-2001581P; RH Alkar 6432658 / Blic 6102-53-2001582P |
| Spec variants to match | '1': manual; '2': electric heated; '3' / '4': power-folding with indicator. |
A Genuinely Alarming, Real Cost Worth Knowing About — Kia Venga Wing Mirror
This is genuinely worth knowing before assuming a knocked mirror is minor: one documented case on a related model saw a mirror knocked off entirely in a car wash, with the full replacement cost coming to around £780 plus VAT. It's genuinely worth folding your mirrors in before entering an automatic car wash or a narrow space.
It's also genuinely worth knowing a useful diagnostic distinction: if both a mirror fold fault and a window issue appear together, this can be traced to the entire door control panel unit rather than two separate faults.
Kia Venga Wing Mirror: More Electronics Hiding Inside Than Most People Realise
A Kia Venga wing mirror looks like a simple piece of glass and plastic from the outside, but it houses folding motors, heating elements, indicator lights, and sometimes blind-spot sensors — meaning a "faulty mirror" can mean several genuinely different things.
Kia Venga Wing Mirror: Watch: Replacing It
The Venga shares the i20 / ix20 platform and mirror.
Kia Venga Wing Mirror: Driver's Side or Passenger Side? Sorting Out the Terminology
Wing mirrors for the Kia Venga are sold by side, and UK retailers, workshops and part catalogues don't always use the same terms for the same side — so it's worth being clear before you order. In right-hand-drive UK cars:
- Driver's side = right-hand (RH) = offside (OS) — the side closest to the centre of the road.
- Passenger side = left-hand (LH) = nearside (NS) — the side closest to the kerb.
Part listings may use any of these terms interchangeably — "RH mirror," "offside mirror," and "driver's side mirror" all refer to the same physical part on a UK-spec Venga. Double-check which convention your supplier is using before ordering, since a mix-up here is one of the most common reasons the wrong mirror turns up.
Kia Venga Wing Mirror: What It Does
Beyond the obvious job of rear visibility, modern wing mirrors on higher trims of the Venga often integrate turn signal repeaters, puddle lights, heating elements to clear condensation, and power-fold motors for tight parking spaces. Higher-spec versions may also house blind-spot monitoring sensors, making them considerably more expensive to replace than a basic mirror.
Kia Venga Wing Mirror: Generations, Derivatives, Colour & Mirror Adjustment
| All generations (2009–2019, single generation) | Clear White, Bright Silver, Signal Red, Twilight Blue; electric adjustment is standard on most trims from this generation, with heated glass increasingly common too — though the most basic specification may still be manual; confirm your exact trim |
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Kia Venga Wing Mirror: Common Faults, DIY Difficulty & Aftermarket Advice
These are the same regardless of make or model — see our full Wing Mirror Guide for common faults to check for, confirming the exact spec against your VIN, how difficult this job is to DIY, and aftermarket advice.
More Kia Wing Mirror
The same part, covered across other Kia models.