2005 Kia Cerato: MOT pass rate and reliability
57.7% of 2005 Kia Ceratos pass the MOT first time, measured across 319 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 85,001 miles.
How the 2005 compares
- Against all Kia Ceratos (56.4%, 743 tests): +1.3 points
- Against all 2005 cars (64.2%): -6.5 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Kia Cerato model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2005 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Kia Cerato:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 57.7% | 319 | 85,001 |
| 2006 | 57.2% | 297 | 84,528 |
What this means if you are buying a 2005 Cerato
The 2005 sits close to the Kia Cerato average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. 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 21-year-old car fails on
A 2005 car is 21 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, the point where suspension bushes, drop links and exhaust corrosion start showing up as advisories before they become failures. On a 2005 Kia Cerato the average at test was 85,001 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.
2005 is the strongest year on record for this model at 57.7%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.
Nearby model years
- 2006 Kia Cerato - 57.2%