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. On a Kia Xceed First Edition Isg S-A bought as a 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, 1.9% of tests (1.36x the national rate for this defect)
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2.4% of tests
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 2% of tests
4. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1.2% of tests
5. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.5% of tests
6. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.3% of tests
7. Number plate showing an incorrect registration, 0.3% of tests (26x the national rate for this defect)
8. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.3% of tests
9. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.3% of tests
10. Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator, 0.3% of tests (2.05x the national rate for this defect)

From 1,014 DVSA-tracked Kia Xceed First Edition Isg S-A tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 6.49% of these flagged Kia Xceed First Edition Isg S-A defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

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%

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• Kia Sorento 3 Crdi Awd S-A - 89.8%
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• 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

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