Kia XCeed MOT reliability

Kia XCeeds passed their MOT first time 88% of the time across 25,404 tests in 2025. 40,718 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

88%

MOTs analysed

25,404

Still licensed (GB)

40,718

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.

In detail:

First registered

2021 petrol

5,564 MOTs

Passed first time 87%. Typical mileage 29,715 (most between 21,896 and 38,925).

2022: 67% → 2023: 90% → 2024: 88% → 2025: 87%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (4.5%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (2.2%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (1.3%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.3%)
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn (0.8%)

2021 hybrid electric (clean)

752 MOTs

Passed first time 86%. Typical mileage 36,384 (most between 26,172 and 48,801).

2024: 88% → 2025: 86%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (4.3%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.3%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (2.0%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (1.5%)
Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (1.1%)

2021 hybrid

638 MOTs

Passed first time 87%. Typical mileage 40,343 (most between 28,421 and 62,596).

2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 88% → 2024: 87% → 2025: 87%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.8%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (1.9%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.6%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.4%)
Headlamp aim: too low (0.9%)

2021 diesel

42 MOTs

These figures come from 42 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 88%. Typical mileage 43,158 (most between 31,688 and 54,409).

2023: 100% → 2024: 90% → 2025: 88%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.8%)
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn (2.4%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (2.4%)
Has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel (steering rack fitted) (2.4%)
Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn (2.4%)

Where 2021 XCeeds fail

Visibility & wipers

5.3%

Wheels & tyres

4.5%

Brakes

2.0%

Lights & electrics

1.0%

Suspension & axles

0.9%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.5%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.3%

Steering

0.2%

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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.