2012 Kia Ceed: MOT pass rate and reliability

62.7% of 2012 Kia Ceeds pass the MOT first time, measured across 11,702 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 98,809 miles.

How the 2012 compares

  • Against all Kia Ceeds (71.9%, 113,445 tests): -9.2 points
  • Against all 2012 cars (70.8%): -8.1 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Kia Ceed model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2012 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Kia Ceed:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2007 57.1% 2,391 108,593
2008 58.9% 4,534 106,628
2009 61% 6,998 100,625
2010 59.9% 8,023 101,699
2011 60.1% 7,138 102,820
2012 62.7% 11,702 98,809
2013 66.2% 10,969 93,809
2014 70.6% 11,060 82,348
2015 77.3% 11,228 75,631
2016 80.7% 9,639 69,104
2017 82.4% 8,592 62,371
2018 85.5% 9,373 52,717
2019 85.9% 7,658 45,814
2020 88% 1,822 34,716
2021 88.8% 1,939 28,499
2022 92.4% 314 39,797

What this means if you are buying a 2012 Ceed

The 2012 is a weaker year for this model, passing 9.2 points less often than the Kia Ceed average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2012 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 14-year-old car fails on

A 2012 car is 14 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is above average and into the range where cambelts and water pumps are due if they have not already been done, so ask for the service history rather than take the mileage on trust. On a 2012 Kia Ceed the average at test was 98,809 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 2022 at 92.4%, and the weakest in our data is 2007 at 57.1%. That 35.3 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2012 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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