Kia CEED - 2011
351.1 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2011 is 274.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Kia CEED, model year 2011.
Sample size: 7,154 cars, 17,182 tests and 60,326 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 7,154 cars
The 2011 KIA CEED has an overall defect rate of 351 defects per 100 vehicles, significantly higher than the average of 271 defects for cars of the same year, indicating a 30% increase in issues. The model shows a notable trend in increasing defects with mileage, particularly in the 93,000 to 124,000-mile range, where it reaches a rate of 458 defects per 100 vehicles. While it performs better in the “Other” category of defects, it stands out negatively in several areas, including brakes, steering, visibility, lights and electrics, and wheels, suspensions, and axles, all showing higher percentages of defects compared to the average.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 7,154 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 32.4% worse
145.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 109.9 / 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
▼ 14.6% worse
18.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.8 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- 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.
Visibility
▼ 23.6% worse
26.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 21.2 / 100 tests
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- 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: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 74.3% worse
120.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.9 / 100 tests
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- 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
- 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
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 27.5% worse
339.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 266.4 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▲ 14.1% better
26.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.3 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- 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
- 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
▲ 6.8% better
6.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.4 / 100 tests
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 32.7% better
18.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 27.8 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
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: 7,418
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,446
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,448
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,833
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,400
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,076
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,021
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,958
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: 1,644
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,625
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,625
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,145
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 980
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 819
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 762
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 720
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 697
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 696
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 617
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 458