KIA Ceed MOT failures and reliability
In 2023 the KIA Ceed took 121,374 MOT tests in Britain and passed 68% of them first time, below the national average of 71% for all cars. The figures below come from the DVSA's record of every test, so they show what testers actually found on these cars rather than what owners report.
- MOT tests in 2023
- 121,374
- First-time pass rate
- 68%
- All cars
- 71%
What the Ceed fails on
Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against the figure for all cars.
- Lights and electrics13.5% (all cars 11.3%)
- Brakes9.5% (all cars 6.8%)
- Suspension8.5% (all cars 9.0%)
- Tyres7.6% (all cars 6.4%)
- Visibility6.1% (all cars 4.8%)
- Steering4.9% (all cars 1.8%)
- Body and structure1.8% (all cars 3.5%)
- Exhaust and emissions1.7% (all cars 3.1%)
Most common failure items
Share of tests on which each item was recorded.
- Position lamp: not working 3.7%
- Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play 3.7%
- Stop lamp: not working 3.1%
- Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 3.1%
- Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 2.6%
- Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 2.6%
- Headlamp: not working on dipped beam 2.5%
- Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements 2.3%
Most common advisories
- Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 20.4%
- Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 11.9%
- Brake pads: wearing thin 10.3%
- Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 8.9%
- Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 8.3%
- Service brake performance: binding but not excessively 4.0%
- Coil spring: corroded 3.6%
- Linkage ball joints: ball joint has slight play 2.9%
Pass rate by year of registration
Older cars fail more often whatever the model, so compare a car with others of the same age.
| First registered | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2,888 | 48% |
| 2008 | 5,365 | 50% |
| 2009 | 7,896 | 52% |
| 2010 | 8,813 | 53% |
| 2011 | 7,656 | 51% |
| 2012 | 12,132 | 57% |
| 2013 | 11,306 | 63% |
| 2014 | 11,350 | 68% |
| 2015 | 11,348 | 75% |
| 2016 | 9,780 | 78% |
| 2017 | 8,635 | 81% |
| 2018 | 9,412 | 83% |
| 2019 | 10,092 | 85% |
| 2020 | 4,387 | 86% |
Typical mileage by age
Average odometer reading at the MOT, by the car's age in years at the test.
| Age at test | Average mileage |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 27,019 miles |
| 4 years | 35,371 miles |
| 5 years | 43,498 miles |
| 6 years | 53,133 miles |
| 7 years | 60,567 miles |
| 8 years | 67,559 miles |
| 9 years | 74,246 miles |
| 10 years | 85,772 miles |
| 11 years | 92,032 miles |
| 12 years | 97,014 miles |
| 13 years | 97,048 miles |
| 14 years | 96,018 miles |
| 15 years | 103,520 miles |
| 16 years | 106,003 miles |
Check a particular Ceed
Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.
Other KIA models
- KIA Sportage
- KIA Picanto
- KIA RIO
- KIA Niro
- KIA Venga
- KIA Sorento
- KIA Soul
- KIA Stonic
- KIA Carens
- KIA Optima
- KIA Sedona
- KIA Proceed
- KIA Xceed 3 ISG
- KIA Xceed 2 ISG
- KIA Stinger
Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.