Kia CEED - 2015
166.8 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2015 is 174.5 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Kia CEED, model year 2015.
Sample size: 11,431 cars, 25,539 tests and 42,607 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 11,431 cars
The 2015 KIA CEED has an overall defect rate of 167 per 100 vehicles, which is slightly better than the yearly average of 170 per 100, indicating a 2% improvement. While tyre wear is a common issue, this model particularly excels in categories such as steering, body/structure, and equipment, where it shows significantly lower defect rates than average. However, it falls short in the brakes category, with a defect rate considerably higher than the average for its year. Mileage-related trends indicate that defect rates increase with mileage, peaking at over 318 defects per 100 vehicles for those with over 124,000 miles.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 11,431 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 20.9% worse
102.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 84.7 / 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
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 49.5% better
5.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.9 / 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
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▲ 5.6% better
15.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.1 / 100 tests
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- 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
Lights & Electrics
▲ 5.2% better
29.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.0 / 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
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 4.5% better
170.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 178.3 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- 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
Body/Structure
▲ 64.1% better
4.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.7 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 50.0% better
2.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.0 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▲ 60.6% better
5.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified 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 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: 7,089
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,797
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,215
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,585
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,327
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,250
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,205
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,180
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 843
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 692
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,180
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 692
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 625
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 576
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 505
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 460
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 376
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 344
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 328
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 316