Kia Ceed — reliability by registration year
2007–2022 · 16 registration years · 117,045 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every Ceed registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6,207 | 86.8% | 90.1% | Visibility — Wipers (front) 19.4% |
| 2021 | 4,937 | 83.7% | 87.5% | Tyres — Condition (rear) 19.1% |
| 2020 | 4,078 | 83.4% | 86.3% | Tyres — Condition (rear) 15.2% |
| 2019 | 9,533 | 82.8% | 86.2% | Tyres — Condition (rear) 18.1% |
| 2018 | 8,811 | 80.2% | 83.9% | Tread depth (front) 11.5% |
| 2017 | 8,177 | 77.1% | 81.4% | Pins and bushes (front) 11.7% |
| 2016 | 9,185 | 73.8% | 78.8% | Pins and bushes (front) 16.1% |
| 2015 | 10,689 | 70.7% | 75.6% | Pins and bushes (front) 13.6% |
| 2.0 pp better than the years either side What failed 2015 Ceeds most often: Pins and bushes (front) (13.6%) · Rbt (sp) (10.2%) · Service brake performance (front) (7.5%) | ||||
| 2014 | 10,448 | 63.4% | 68.8% | Track rod end (front) 23.1% |
| 2.2 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2014 Ceeds most often: Track rod end (front) (23.1%) · Rbt (sp) (10.2%) · Service brake performance (front) (7.9%) | ||||
| 2013 | 10,238 | 60.6% | 65.9% | Track rod end (front) 21.3% |
| 2012 | 10,601 | 54.9% | 62.4% | Position lamp (front) 13.8% |
| 2011 | 6,260 | 50.0% | 59.6% | Position lamp (front) 18.7% |
| 2010 | 6,630 | 50.3% | 59.5% | Position lamp (front) 18.1% |
| 2009 | 5,789 | 51.0% | 61.0% | Position lamp (front) 17.8% |
| 2008 | 3,559 | 47.6% | 58.8% | Position lamp (front) 21.1% |
| 2007 | 1,903 | 50.1% | 59.6% | Position lamp (front) 17.9% |