Kia CEED - 2021
101.0 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2021 is 80.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Kia CEED, model year 2021.
Sample size: 5,244 cars, 10,864 tests and 10,968 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year
More faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 5,244 cars
The 2021 KIA Ceed has a notably higher overall defect rate of 101 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the yearly average of 79 defects per 100. This model particularly struggles with brakes, visibility, and wheels, with defect rates significantly outpacing the average in these categories. In contrast, it performs better than average in areas like lights and electrics, body structure, and equipment. Mileage trends show increasing defects with higher mileage, especially in the 62,000 to 93,000 miles range, suggesting the potential for maintenance issues as the vehicle ages. Overall, while the Ceed excels in some aspects, its higher defect rates in key areas may concern potential buyers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 5,244 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 23.5% worse
49.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 40.0 / 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
▲ 14.3% better
0.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 0.7 / 100 tests
- 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.
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Excessive wear or play in a universal joint or a flexible coupling excessively deteriorated
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
Visibility
▼ 37.2% worse
19.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 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
▲ 28.6% better
8.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 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
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- 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
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 37.7% worse
120.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 87.3 / 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 tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
- 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
▲ 47.6% better
1.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.1 / 100 tests
- A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
- Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
- Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
- A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
- A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
Equipment
▲ 66.7% better
0.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Audible warning:
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A statutory seat belt missing
- A seat belt:
Other
▲ 18.5% better
2.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 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 default limits
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
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: 2,742
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,385
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,136
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,015
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 579
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 536
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 350
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 328
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 325
Wiper blade: defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 253
Serious faults (Top 10)
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 350
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 328
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 220
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 169
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 110
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 83
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 53
A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
FAIL
Occurrences: 28
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 26
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 26