Kia CEED - 2007
425.2 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2007 is 357.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Kia CEED, model year 2007.
Sample size: 2,400 cars, 5,432 tests and 23,095 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 2,400 cars
The 2007 KIA Ceed has an overall defect rate of 425 per 100 vehicles, which is 21% higher than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, the Ceed shows a significant increase in defects as mileage increases, particularly in the 124,000+ miles category, where the rate reaches 565. In terms of performance, this model excels in the "Other" defect category, with a rate of 22, significantly lower than the average of 45. However, it struggles with certain issues, particularly in brakes, steering, lights and electrics, and wheels, where it consistently shows higher defect rates compared to the average.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 2,400 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 23.9% worse
175.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 141.7 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▼ 59.0% worse
31.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.0 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
Visibility
▼ 4.9% worse
27.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.5 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 23.6% worse
127.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 102.9 / 100 tests
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 29.4% worse
406.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 314.0 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 6.9% better
51.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 54.8 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▲ 22.0% better
8.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 10.9 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
Other
▲ 49.7% better
22.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 43.9 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- An induction or exhaust leak that could affect emissions levels
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,610
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,919
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,874
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,564
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,124
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 910
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 713
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 658
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 650
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 633
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 713
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 339
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 268
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 260
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 251
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 239
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 236
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 221
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 201
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 193