2012 Kia Ceed: MOT pass rate and common faults

Share of initial MOT tests passed with no repairs. Repairs made at the test centre count as a fail. 95% range 54.4% to 56.3% (±1.0 points).

• 2012 Kia Ceed55.3%
• All vehicles first used in 201263.5%

That is 8.2 points below the average for all vehicles first used in 2012 (63.5%). These cars were about 13 years old at the test.

Failure areas compared with all 2012 vehicles

Compared with all vehicles first used in 2012, failures are more common in lights and electrics (1.3×), suspension (1.2×), brakes (1.6×), steering (3.1×), tyres (1.2×) and windscreen, wipers, mirrors (1.3×), and less common in body, chassis, structure (0.6×) and noise, emissions, leaks (0.5×). Other differences are within the margin of error.

Failed tests with a fault in each area, per 100 tests. The right-hand column shows how many times as often as all vehicles first used in 2012.

1. Lights and electrics20.6 in 100 tests1.3× compared with 15.8 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2012
2. Suspension16.9 in 100 tests1.2× compared with 14.4 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2012
3. Brakes12.7 in 100 tests1.6× compared with 8.1 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2012
4. Steering8.8 in 100 tests3.1× compared with 2.8 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2012
5. Tyres8.4 in 100 tests1.2× compared with 7.0 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2012
6. Windscreen, wipers, mirrors6.6 in 100 tests1.3× compared with 4.9 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2012
7. Body, chassis, structure2.8 in 100 tests0.6× compared with 4.6 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2012
8. Noise, emissions, leaks1.7 in 100 tests0.5× compared with 3.8 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2012
9. Wheels0.7 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2012
10. Seat belts and airbags0.6 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2012

All vehicles first used in 2012: the 197 models in our data, 1,653,623 tests (96.5% of all 1,714,195 tests on vehicles first used in 2012). Areas with fewer than 50 failures in a model aren't published, so an area is only compared when that leaves the all-vehicles figure at most 10% short; otherwise it shows –.

Median odometer reading at the 2025 MOT test, in miles. Half had more and half had less.

What MOT data can't tell you about any 2012 Kia Ceed

Outstanding finance, write-offs, theft and plate changes aren't in MOT records. For a particular car, you need a history check.

Other Kia Ceed years

• 2013 Kia Ceed61.0%
• 2014 Kia Ceed63.6%
• 2015 Kia Ceed71.0%

Other cars first used in 2012

• 2012 Ford Fiesta58.5%
• 2012 Vauxhall Corsa57.4%
• 2012 Ford Focus61.7%
• 2012 Volkswagen Golf66.9%
• 2012 MINI Hatch71.2%