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Kia Ceed exhaust, emissions and leaks problems

DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 46,165 MOT tests · Updated

At 10 years, 1.0 in 100 MOT tests of the Kia Ceed failed on exhaust, emissions and leaks, against 2.8 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 46,165 MOT tests) [1].

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  • Against all class 4 vehicles the same age: fails less often than all class 4 vehicles the same age (0.3–0.4×) (all test years), 471 MOT tests with a fail
  • By age: seen at 16 ages from 3 to 18 years, 487,429 MOT tests
  • MOT tests at 10 years: 46,165 for the Kia Ceed

Figures are for the model as a whole, not for one car.

What the MOT tests show

What we know

1.0 fails per 100 MOT tests at 10 years, against 2.8 for all class 4 vehicles tested at 10 (all test years). The Kia Ceed fails less often here.

Why it matters

An exhaust, emissions and leaks fail stops the car passing until it is fixed.

What to check

Start the car from cold and look for smoke at the exhaust, listen for blowing joints, and look under the engine and gearbox for fresh oil or fluid drips.

Kia Ceed exhaust, emissions and leaks fails by age

Kia Ceed exhaust, emissions and leaks fails per 100 MOT tests by ageSolid line: the Kia Ceed. Dashed line: all cars the same age. The table below lists every value.02463 years: 0.6 per 100 (all cars 0.5), 26,632 MOT tests34 years: 0.7 per 100 (all cars 0.7), 29,333 MOT tests5 years: 0.8 per 100 (all cars 1.0), 32,623 MOT tests56 years: 0.8 per 100 (all cars 1.3), 37,993 MOT tests7 years: 0.8 per 100 (all cars 1.7), 39,161 MOT tests78 years: 0.8 per 100 (all cars 2.1), 41,052 MOT tests9 years: 0.9 per 100 (all cars 2.4), 43,792 MOT tests910 years: 1.0 per 100 (all cars 2.8), 46,165 MOT tests11 years: 1.3 per 100 (all cars 3.2), 42,082 MOT tests1112 years: 2.2 per 100 (all cars 3.7), 39,545 MOT tests13 years: 3.3 per 100 (all cars 4.3), 35,692 MOT tests1314 years: 4.2 per 100 (all cars 5.1), 28,726 MOT tests15 years: 4.8 per 100 (all cars 5.7), 22,879 MOT tests1516 years: 4.9 per 100 (all cars 6.2), 13,614 MOT tests17 years: 5.5 per 100 (all cars 6.5), 6,137 MOT tests1718 years: 4.8 per 100 (all cars 6.8), 2,003 MOT tests
Fails per 100 MOT tests by age, all first-use years pooled. Kia Ceed All class 4 vehicles the same age
AgeMOT testsFails per 100All class 4 vehicles the same age
326,6320.60.5
429,3330.70.7
532,6230.81.0
637,9930.81.3
739,1610.81.7
841,0520.82.1
943,7920.92.4
1046,1651.02.8
1142,0821.33.2
1239,5452.23.7
1335,6923.34.3
1428,7264.25.1
1522,8794.85.7
1613,6144.96.2
176,1375.56.5
182,0034.86.8

All first-use years of the Kia Ceed pooled at each age, against all class 4 vehicles at that age over all 2022–2025 test years.

What fails in the exhaust, emissions and leaks at 10 years

Advisories (not fails)

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By engine and fuel

  • 1.6 diesel: 0.8 per 100 at 10 years, fails less often than diesel class 4 vehicles the same age (0.2–0.3×) (all test years; 29,804 MOT tests)
  • 1.6 petrol: 1.9 per 100 at 10 years, fails less often than petrol class 4 vehicles the same age (0.6–0.8×) (all test years; 8,211 MOT tests)
  • 1.4 petrol: 0.8 per 100 at 10 years, about average for petrol class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 4,969 MOT tests)

How to check on a test drive

Start the car from cold and look for smoke at the exhaust, listen for blowing joints, and look under the engine and gearbox for fresh oil or fluid drips.

The most common advisory here in MOT records: Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive.

Check one Kia Ceed, not the average

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Other Kia Ceed problems

Exhaust, emissions and leaks on rival models

Questions people ask

Does the Kia Ceed have more exhaust, emissions and leaks problems than other cars?

0.3 to 0.4 times the exhaust, emissions and leaks fail rate of all class 4 vehicles the same age at 10 years (all test years), from 46,165 MOT tests. The interval is clear of 0.8 in the same direction at 7 of the 16 ages seen (ages up to 18 with at least 100 MOT tests with a fail).

How common are Kia Ceed exhaust, emissions and leaks problems?

1.0 in 100 MOT tests at 10 years failed on exhaust, emissions and leaks, against 2.8 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 46,165 MOT tests).

Sources

  1. Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2022 to 2025. DVSA MOT data, Open Government Licence v3.0, 487,429 MOT tests. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.

Parts: against all class 4 vehicles at the same age, all 2022–2025 test years pooled, not adjusted for mileage. Breakdowns and non-MOT faults are not in this data. How we compare