Kia Ceed MOT reliability

Kia Ceeds passed their MOT first time 68% of the time across 122,571 tests in 2025. 120,262 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

68%

MOTs analysed

122,571

Still licensed (GB)

120,262

Body type

Hatchback

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2022 petrol

6,489 MOTs

Passed first time 87%. Typical mileage 26,553 (most between 19,339 and 36,006).

2022: 98% → 2023: 95% → 2024: 90% → 2025: 87%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.6%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.2%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (1.4%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.3%)
Headlamp aim: too high (0.9%)

2022 ed

124 MOTs

Passed first time 84%. Typical mileage 45,706 (most between 32,179 and 74,965).

2022: 100% → 2023: 90% → 2024: 94% → 2025: 84%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (4.8%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (4.0%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.6%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (1.6%)
Attachment: fixing missing (0.8%)

2022 hybrid

65 MOTs

These figures come from 65 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 83%. Typical mileage 27,187 (most between 20,642 and 37,593).

2022: 100% → 2023: 50% → 2024: 67% → 2025: 83%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (7.7%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.6%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (3.1%)
Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (3.1%)
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect (1.5%)

2022 diesel

11 MOTs

These figures come from only 11 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 91%. Typical mileage 30,290 (most between 21,826 and 42,156).

2024: 67% → 2025: 91%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (9.1%)

Where 2022 Ceeds fail

Wheels & tyres

5.4%

Visibility & wipers

4.7%

Lights & electrics

2.2%

Brakes

1.3%

Suspension & axles

0.6%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.4%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.1%

Steering

0.1%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.