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Kia Ceed MOT fail rate by age

How often the Kia Ceed fails its MOT at each age, compared with all cars of the same age, and what it fails on. From 487,429 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated

At 10 years, the most tested age

MOT fail rate at age 10 (n=46,165)35.5%
All cars at 10 years (n=9,049,507)30.3%
Median mileage at test80,368
All cars, median mileage75,043

237 of 309 model groups with enough tests fail less often at 10 years.

What stands out

  • At 3 years the Kia Ceed fails 14.4% of MOTs (26,632 tests), 2.3 points above the 12.1% for all cars that age. At 18 years it fails 48.8% (2,003 tests), 5.6 points above the 43.3% average.
  • The gap is widest at 14 years: 8.3 points above all cars.
  • Its most common structural or mechanical fail item at 10 years: Steering track rod end: ball joint play, at 8.7 per 100 MOTs.

MOT fail rate by age

3 years 18 years 56.6%

Solid line: this model. Dashed line: all cars at the same age.

Kia Ceed: share of MOT tests that failed, by age, against all cars. Ages with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
AgeMOT fail rateTests (n)All carsDifferenceMedian mileage
3 years14.4%26,63212.1%+2.3 pts25,024 miles
4 years15.2%29,33313.4%+1.8 pts32,443 miles
5 years17.2%32,62315.3%+1.9 pts40,245 miles
6 years18.5%37,99317.8%+0.7 pts48,707 miles
7 years21.5%39,16120.6%+0.8 pts56,626 miles
8 years25.4%41,05223.8%+1.6 pts64,362 miles
9 years30.5%43,79227.1%+3.4 pts72,413 miles
10 years35.5%46,16530.3%+5.2 pts80,368 miles
11 years40.6%42,08233.3%+7.3 pts87,804 miles
12 years43.8%39,54536.0%+7.8 pts93,819 miles
13 years46.3%35,69238.3%+8.0 pts96,268 miles
14 years48.5%28,72640.3%+8.3 pts98,068 miles
15 years48.8%22,87941.6%+7.2 pts100,133 miles
16 years49.3%13,61442.6%+6.8 pts101,685 miles
17 years51.4%6,13743.1%+8.3 pts105,098 miles
18 years48.8%2,00343.3%+5.6 pts106,212 miles

Most common fail items at 10 years

Split into structural or mechanical items and wear items. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

Structural and mechanical

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Steering track rod end: ball joint play Major8.7
Suspension arm bush worn Major2.9
Handbrake too weak Major2.8
Service brake performance: excessively binding Major2.2

Out of 46,165 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Wear and upkeep

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Dangerous4.1
Side/position light not working Major3.7
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Dangerous3.5
Dipped headlight not working Major3
Wipers not clearing screen Major2.6
Brake light not working Major2.4

Out of 46,165 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Other models at 10 years

ModelMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
Kia Sportage31.3%71,22230.3%
Kia Picanto30.2%54,83430.3%
Kia Rio33.1%42,20730.3%

MOT fail rate by first-use year

Each year has its own page: the fail rate for cars first used that year at each MOT from 2022 to 2025 with at least 1,000 tests, the most common faults at that age, and the car tax and ULEZ rules for that year.

First-use year data updated .

Latest MOT age with at least 1,000 tests for each first-use year.
First usedAge at testMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
200718 years in 202548.8%2,00243.3%
200817 years in 202551.3%3,72143.1%
200916 years in 202547.9%6,10842.6%
201015 years in 202548.2%7,06241.6%
201114 years in 202548.8%6,59240.3%
201213 years in 202544.4%11,06738.3%
201312 years in 202538.8%10,66036.0%
201411 years in 202536.2%10,89433.3%
201510 years in 202528.9%11,13830.3%
20169 years in 202525.8%9,58527.1%
20178 years in 202522.6%8,57123.8%
20187 years in 202519.6%9,22120.6%
20196 years in 202516.9%10,00617.8%
20205 years in 202516.4%4,30115.3%
20214 years in 202516.3%5,22613.4%
20223 years in 202513.0%6,70112.1%

More on the Kia Ceed

Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025. MOT data updated 22 September 2026.

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