Kia Ceed GT-Line Crdi MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Kia Ceed GT-Line Crdi MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Kia Ceed GT-Line Crdi passed on its first attempt in 86.0%, and its overall record sits +6.5 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Kia Ceed GT-Line Crdi in the 2023–2025 data: 2,672 tests across 3 model years (2019–2021). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Kia Ceed GT-Line Crdi MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Kia Ceed GT-Line Crdi, the Visibility section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Kia Ceed GT-Line Crdi's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Kia Ceed GT-Line Crdi DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Kia Ceed GT-Line Crdi, each with how many of the model's 2,672 tests it was noted on.

• "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Major) — noted on about 71 Kia Ceed GT-Line Crdi tests, 2.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (Major) — noted on about 44 Kia Ceed GT-Line Crdi tests, 1.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 35 Kia Ceed GT-Line Crdi tests, 1.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (Major) — noted on about 33 Kia Ceed GT-Line Crdi tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn" (Major) — noted on about 33 Kia Ceed GT-Line Crdi tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has ply or cords exposed" (Major) — noted on about 31 Kia Ceed GT-Line Crdi tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Kia Ceed GT-Line Crdi Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Kia Ceed GT-Line Crdi model year on record is 2021 (88.8% across 511 tests), and the weakest is 2020 (86.9%). The gap between them is 1.9 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Kia Ceed GT-Line Crdi Owners

These checks follow this Kia Ceed GT-Line Crdi's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Kia Ceed GT-Line Crdi.

• the wipers and washers — “wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”

  Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.

• the tyre tread — “tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm”

  Check all four tyres cold, including the inner shoulder where wear hides — 1.6mm across the central three-quarters is the legal limit, and most testers fail at 1.6mm without argument.

• the suspension joints — “pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn”

  With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Kia Ceed GT-Line Crdi. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Where the Kia Ceed GT-Line Crdi is most common

Across every Ceed GT-Line Crdi model year on record (2019–2021): 1,327 Kia Ceed GT-Line Crdi cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 2,672 tests. Peterborough (PE) has the most, with 53 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.

The twenty areas with the most Kia Ceed GT-Line Crdi cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →

Frequently Asked Questions: Kia Ceed GT-Line Crdi MOT & Reliability