87.8%
Kia Xceed
Kia Xceed MOT pass rate and common problems
The Kia Xceed passed 87.8% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 15.5 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Xceed compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
75.2%
Kia average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The Xceed runs 12.6 points ahead of the Kia average. It is 3rd of the 16 Kia models in the data. The average Xceed arrived at its test 3.9 years old with 33,328 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
Xceed MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Kia Xceed cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 87.1% of MOT tests. For cars aged 6 to 10 years it rose to 88.1%, 1 percentage points higher.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 17,304 | 87.1% | 14.8 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 134 | 88.1% | 15.8 pts above |
Older examples test at least as well as newer ones here, which usually says more about how the surviving cars have been kept than about age itself. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Xceed failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Kia Xceed cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Tyres and visibility together account for 63.2% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Xceed MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Kia Xceed cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 75.2% of everything testers recorded against failed Kia Xceed cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Xceed
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively and washers provides insufficient washer liquid. 27.4% of failure items.
2
Tyres
Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords and condition has ply or cords exposed. 27.1% of failure items.
3
Brakes
Recorded most often: brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick and brake discs significantly and obviously worn. 9.5% of failure items.
4
Suspension
Recorded most often: pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn. 5.7% of failure items.
The car's own MOT history matters more than any model average. A free MOT history check shows whether a specific Xceed has failed on these items before, or had them noted as advisories. Buying one? See the used Kia Xceed buying guide.
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Kia Xceed MOT FAQs
What is the Kia Xceed MOT pass rate?
87.8% of Kia Xceed cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 25,404 tests. That is 15.5 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 72nd of 575 models.
What does a Kia Xceed most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Kia Xceed cars failing their 2025 MOT was wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively, on 23.7% of failure items. Next were tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (15.7%) and condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (8%).
Which area causes the most Kia Xceed MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was tyres at 33.1%, followed by visibility at 30.2%.
Do older Kia Xceed cars fail their MOT more often?
Kia Xceed cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 87.1% of MOT tests in 2025, against 88.1% for cars aged 6 to 10 years.
Does this mean every Kia Xceed has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Kia Xceed that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Kia Xceed's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.