Kia CEED - 2008
421.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2008 is 340.8 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Kia CEED, model year 2008.
Sample size: 4,513 cars, 10,432 tests and 43,982 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 4,513 cars
The 2008 KIA Ceed exhibits a higher overall defect rate compared to the average car of the same year, with 422 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 25% more than the average of 337 defects. Notably, this model shows significant mileage-related trends, with defect rates increasing sharply as the mileage increases. While the Ceed performs better in the categories of equipment and other defects, it stands out negatively in areas such as brakes, steering, lights and electrics, and wheels, suspensions and axles, where defect rates are considerably higher than average. Overall, drivers of the KIA Ceed should be particularly vigilant about these specific issues as their vehicle ages.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 4,513 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 23.4% worse
164.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 133.1 / 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
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▼ 65.6% worse
29.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 18.0 / 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
▲ 4.3% better
24.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.3 / 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
▼ 29.8% worse
119.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 92.2 / 100 tests
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- A battery insecure: but not likely to fall from carrier
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 35.5% worse
420.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 310.3 / 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 suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▼ 7.8% worse
55.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 51.3 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- 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
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 34.7% better
6.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 10.1 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
Other
▲ 44.4% better
22.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 41.2 / 100 tests
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
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: 5,684
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,579
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,558
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,099
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,194
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,545
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,401
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,300
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,089
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,067
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,545
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 642
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 471
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 445
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 422
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 414
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 413
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 366
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 363
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 299