# Kia Ceed MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Kia Ceed passes its MOT first time 68% of the time, from 122,571 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 68%
- MOT tests analysed: 122,571 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 120,262 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | Petrol | 7 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2024 | Petrol | 94 (few mots) | 98% |
| 2023 | Petrol | 240 | 89% |
| 2023 | ED | 40 (few mots) | 80% |
| 2023 | Hybrid | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 6,489 | 87% |
| 2022 | ED | 124 | 84% |
| 2022 | Hybrid | 65 (few mots) | 83% |
| 2022 | Diesel | 11 (very few mots) | 91% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 3,110 | 85% |
| 2021 | Hybrid | 1,941 | 81% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 136 | 91% |
| 2021 | ED | 7 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 2,872 | 84% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 1,234 | 81% |
| 2020 | Hybrid | 171 | 89% |
| 2020 | ED | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 5,815 | 84% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 4,143 | 81% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 5,539 | 79% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 3,651 | 82% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 6,553 | 77% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 1,981 | 80% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 6,920 | 74% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 2,632 | 75% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 6,933 | 70% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 4,154 | 73% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 7,063 | 62% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 3,778 | 67% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 8,007 | 60% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 2,598 | 65% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 8,563 | 54% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 2,433 | 59% |
| 2012 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 4,717 | 50% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 1,816 | 54% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 3,962 | 50% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 3,031 | 53% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 3,751 | 53% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 2,303 | 49% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 2,231 | 49% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 1,462 | 47% |
| 2008 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 1,275 | 54% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 713 | 46% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |

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