Kia Xceed 3 Isg: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Kia Xceed 3 Isg passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 12.3 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 4,134 individual Kia Xceed 3 Isg tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 89% first-time pass rate means roughly 11 in every 100 Kia Xceed 3 Isgs presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Kia Xceed 3 Isg tested had covered 27,156 miles and was built around 2020.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Kia Xceed 3 Isg sits 12.3 points above the national average, ranked 860 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a Kia Xceed 3 Isg

1. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 3.7% of tests (1.95x the national rate for this defect)
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 4% of tests (1.27x the national rate for this defect)
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.9% of tests
4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.1% of tests
5. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1.1% of tests
6. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.6% of tests
7. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.6% of tests
8. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.5% of tests
9. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 0.2% of tests
10. A tyre has a lump, bulge or tear caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. This includes any lifting of the tread rubber, 0.2% of tests

From 4,129 DVSA-tracked Kia Xceed 3 Isg tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 7.45% of these flagged Kia Xceed 3 Isg defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Kia Xceed 3 Isg

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Kia Xceed 3 Isg before it actually fails on it.

1. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 5.4% of tests (1.71x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 24.9% of tests, also fails
3. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 12.8% of tests
4. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 11.6% of tests, also fails
5. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 7% of tests, also fails
6. A tyre seriously damaged, 6.7% of tests, also fails
7. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 1.2% of tests
8. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 1.1% of tests, also fails
9. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.6% of tests
10. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 0.4% of tests

From 4,129 DVSA-tracked Kia Xceed 3 Isg tests, 2024.

Kia Xceed 3 Isg pass rate by model year

From its 2020 to its 2021 model year, the Kia Xceed 3 Isg's first-time pass rate has risen 1.3 points, from 88.5% to 89.8%, the usual pattern: a newer model year is a younger car today, so it fails less. First-time pass rate for each Kia Xceed 3 Isg year:

• 2019 Kia Xceed 3 Isg - 87.7% first-time pass, 236 tests
• 2020 Kia Xceed 3 Isg - 88.5% first-time pass, 1,898 tests
• 2021 Kia Xceed 3 Isg - 89.8% first-time pass, 1,869 tests

Other Kia models

• Kia Sportage - 79.4%
• Kia Picanto - 75.7%
• Kia Ceed - 71.6%
• Kia Rio - 74.3%
• Kia Niro - 90.3%
• Kia Venga - 78.4%
• Kia Sorento - 72.6%
• Kia Soul - 73.7%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Jaguar E-Pace - 89%
• Hyundai Kona Premium Gdi Hev S-A - 89%
• Mercedes-Benz A 250 Amg Line E Auto - 89%
• Alfa Romeo Stelvio - 89%
• Mitsubishi L200 Barbarian X Di-D Auto - 89%
• Mercedes-Benz Cla 220 Amg Line Premium + D A - 89%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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