Kia CEED - 2012
291.0 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2012 is 249.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Kia CEED, model year 2012.
Sample size: 11,752 cars, 27,559 tests and 80,195 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 11,752 cars
The 2012 KIA Ceed exhibits a higher overall defect rate compared to the average car of the same year, with approximately 291 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 18% more than the average of 246 defects. Notably, as mileage increases, the defect rate for this model also rises significantly, peaking at 429 defects per 100 vehicles for those with over 124,000 miles. The Ceed performs better than average in categories like Body/Structure, Equipment, and Other, with defects in these areas significantly lower than the overall averages. However, it struggles with Steering, Lights & Electrics, and Wheels, Suspensions & Axles, showing much higher defect rates than the average vehicle.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 11,752 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 19.2% worse
123.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 103.8 / 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
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▼ 128.8% worse
30.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 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: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▼ 9.9% worse
21.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.2 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▼ 33.3% worse
82.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.9 / 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
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 19.6% worse
292.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 244.4 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 36.3% better
16.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.2 / 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
▲ 27.4% better
4.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 6.2 / 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
▲ 54.2% better
10.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.6 / 100 tests
- 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
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 9,846
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 8,293
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,126
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,939
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,466
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,447
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,549
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: 2,129
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,899
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,718
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,899
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,480
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,390
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,173
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 948
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 919
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 917
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 820
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 754
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 738