Kia Xceed MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Kia Xceed MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Kia Xceed passed on its first attempt in 90.5%, and its overall record sits +10.3 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Kia Xceed in the 2023–2025 data: 49,078 tests across 6 model years (2019–2024). 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 Xceed MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Kia Xceed, 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 Xceed's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Kia Xceed DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Kia Xceed, each with how many of the model's 49,078 tests it was noted on.

• "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Rectified) — noted on about 1,883 Kia Xceed tests, 3.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 959 Kia Xceed tests, 2.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (Major) — noted on about 796 Kia Xceed tests, 1.6% 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 528 Kia Xceed tests, 1.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 470 Kia Xceed tests, 1.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick" (Major) — noted on about 367 Kia Xceed tests, 0.7% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Kia Xceed Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Kia Xceed model year on record is 2024 (97.7% across 133 tests), and the weakest is 2020 (90.8%). The gap between them is 6.9 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Kia Xceed reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.3 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

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

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Kia Xceed Owners

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

• 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 windscreen — “windscreen damaged”

  Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.

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

Frequently Asked Questions: Kia Xceed MOT & Reliability