KIA Xceed 3 MOT failures and reliability

The KIA Xceed 3 is one of the stronger cars at the MOT: 89% of its 3,603 tests in 2025 were passed first time, 17 points better than the 72% for all cars. Half the KIA Xceed 3 cars tested were registered in 2022 or later, and younger cars pass more often. That ranks it 4th of the 21 KIA models we cover. Every figure here comes from the DVSA's record of each KIA Xceed 3 MOT, so it shows what testers found rather than what owners report.

MOT tests in 2025: 3,603
First-time pass rate: 89%
All cars: 72%

KIA Xceed 3 MOT strengths and weak spots

The KIA Xceed 3 fails less often than the average car in every area of the test we measure.

It does best on lights and electrics, where 2.0% of KIA Xceed 3 tests failed against 10.7% for all cars.

KIA Xceed 3 cars first registered in 2023 passed 91% first time; those from 2020 passed 90%.

At 5 years old the average KIA Xceed 3 had covered 48,473 miles, about 9,700 a year.

The single most common failure on the KIA Xceed 3 was wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively, on 3.0% of tests.

What the KIA Xceed 3 fails on

Share of KIA Xceed 3 tests with at least one failure in each area, beside the figure for all cars.

Tyres4.2% (all cars 6.3%)
Visibility3.8% (all cars 4.4%)
Lights and electrics2.0% (all cars 10.7%)
Brakes1.0% (all cars 6.3%)
Suspension0.7% (all cars 9.1%)
Exhaust and emissions0.3% (all cars 3.1%)
Body and structure0.2% (all cars 3.3%)
Wheels0.2% (all cars 0.4%)

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 3.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 1.6%
Tyres, condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords 1.3%
Headlamp aim: too high 0.7%
Tyres, condition: has ply or cords exposed 0.6%
Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn 0.6%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 0.6%
Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative 0.4%

Most common advisories

Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 16.3%
Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 7.6%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 5.2%
Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 3.5%
Brake pads: wearing thin 2.4%
Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre 1.9%
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt 1.6%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively 1.5%

Pass rate by year of registration

First-time pass rate of the KIA Xceed 3 by the year it was first registered.

First registered	Tests	Pass rate
2020	608	90%
2021	789	87%
2022	1,532	89%
2023	476	91%

Typical mileage by age

Average KIA Xceed 3 odometer reading at the MOT, by age in years at the test.

Age at test	Average mileage
3 years	31,215 miles
4 years	46,969 miles
5 years	48,473 miles

Check a particular KIA Xceed 3

The figures above tell you what to look out for on any KIA Xceed 3. For one KIA Xceed 3's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration for a free MOT check.

Other KIA models

Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025, 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.