Kia CEED - 2020
119.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2020 is 91.3 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Kia CEED, model year 2020.
Sample size: 4,488 cars, 9,577 tests and 11,458 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 4,488 cars
The 2020 KIA Ceed has an overall defect rate of 120 per 100 vehicles, which is significantly higher than the average of 90 per 100 for cars of the same year, representing a difference of 33%. Notably, this model shows increased defects in key areas such as brakes and wheels, where it performs worse than the average with defect rates of 68% and 141% respectively. Conversely, the Ceed excels in categories like steering, lights, and body structure, demonstrating much lower defect rates compared to the average. Trends indicate that as mileage increases, defect rates for the Ceed also rise notably, particularly in the higher mileage brackets.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 4,488 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 34.6% worse
68.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.8 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▲ 80.0% better
0.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- 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.
- A steering linkage component: fractured or deformed
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▼ 15.6% worse
16.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.1 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- 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
Lights & Electrics
▲ 30.4% better
7.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- 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
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 44.3% worse
140.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 97.5 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
Body/Structure
▲ 41.7% better
1.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.4 / 100 tests
- A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A door hinge, catch or pillar: excessively deteriorated
- A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
- Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
Equipment
▲ 60.0% better
0.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- Audible warning:
- 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
Other
▲ 0.0% better
3.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.7 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
- 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
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
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: 2,616
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,543
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,497
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,352
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 691
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 557
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 274
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 245
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 207
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 205
Serious faults (Top 10)
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 274
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 245
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 205
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 174
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 115
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 111
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 65
A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
FAIL
Occurrences: 48
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 46
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 29