Kia Xceed First Edition Isg S-A: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Kia Xceed First Edition Isg S-A passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 13.1 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 578 individual Kia Xceed First Edition Isg S-A tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 89.8% first-time pass rate means roughly 10 in every 100 Kia Xceed First Edition Isg S-As 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 First Edition Isg S-A tested had covered 27,915 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 First Edition Isg S-A sits 13.1 points above the national average, ranked 742 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 First Edition Isg S-A

1. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 2.9% of tests (1.55x the national rate for this defect)
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 3.6% of tests
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.6% of tests
4. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1.7% of tests
5. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.9% of tests
6. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.5% of tests
7. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.5% of tests
8. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.3% of tests (1.27x the national rate for this defect)
9. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 0.3% of tests
10. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.3% of tests

From 577 DVSA-tracked Kia Xceed First Edition Isg S-A tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 6.86% of these flagged Kia Xceed First Edition Isg S-A 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 First Edition Isg S-A

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 First Edition Isg S-A before it actually fails on it.

1. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 6.4% of tests (2.01x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 30.2% of tests, also fails
3. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 12.7% of tests, also fails
4. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 10.2% of tests, also fails
5. A tyre seriously damaged, 8.1% of tests, also fails
6. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 6.8% of tests, also fails
7. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.5% of tests
8. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 0.3% of tests
9. Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle., 0.3% of tests
10. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 0.3% of tests

From 577 DVSA-tracked Kia Xceed First Edition Isg S-A tests, 2024.

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

• Kia Sorento 3 Crdi Awd S-A - 89.8%
• Volvo Xc90 Inscrpt Pro B5 Mhev Awd A - 89.8%
• Volkswagen Tiguan R Tsi 4motion S-A - 89.8%
• SEAT Leon Fr Black Ed Tsi Evo S-A - 89.8%
• Peugeot 3008 GT Line Puretech S/S - 89.8%
• SEAT Ateca - 89.7%

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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