Kia CEED - 2010
394.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2010 is 296.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Kia CEED, model year 2010.
Sample size: 7,936 cars, 18,962 tests and 74,826 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 7,936 cars
The 2010 KIA Ceed has an overall defect rate of 395 per 100 vehicles, significantly higher than the average of 294 per 100, indicating a 34% increase in defect occurrences. Notably, the vehicle shows a concerning trend in several categories, particularly in steering, where it registers a defect rate of 47%, compared to the average of 16%. The lights and electrics category also stands out, with defects at 107% against the average of 77%. While the data shows some mileage-related trends, the Ceed's performance deteriorates with age, particularly in the higher mileage segments. Overall, this model exhibits more defects than the average car, especially in steering, lights and electrics, and wheels, suspensions, and axles.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 7,936 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 18.6% worse
136.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 114.9 / 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
- Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
Steering
▼ 176.9% worse
46.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.9 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- 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
- Excessive wear or play in a universal joint or a flexible coupling excessively deteriorated
- Excessive radial movement between the top of the steering column and the shaft indicating an excessively worn top bearing
Visibility
▼ 16.5% worse
26.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 22.4 / 100 tests
- 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
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▼ 38.5% worse
107.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 77.6 / 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: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 37.7% worse
393.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 285.3 / 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 tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 1.1% better
35.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 36.3 / 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
▼ 7.4% worse
8.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▼ 8.0% worse
34.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 32.3 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
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: 9,660
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,700
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,096
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,692
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,426
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,772
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,331
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,151
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,933
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: 1,826
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,933
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,078
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 820
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 778
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 771
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 763
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 746
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 669
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 648
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 500