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Kia Ceed 2011: MOT failure rate for its age

46.1% of 48,137 MOT tests of the Kia Ceed first registered in 2011 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 114.2 (95% CI 112.7–115.7; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2011 Kia Ceed fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Kia Ceed built in 2011 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time46.1%all ages tested2019–202448137
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 112.7–115.7)114.2index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202448137
Rank among this model's 14 build years14of 141 = fails least for its age2019–202448137
Tested in 20247136testsmedian 99,429 miles20247136
line · Kia Ceed built 2011 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2011 43% vs model normal 34.1% at age 8 · 2019–2024
Built 2011 against Kia Ceed normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 8: 43% vs 34.1%; age 9: 45.2% vs 36.8%; age 10: 44.6% vs 40.1%; age 11: 46.4% vs 42.1%; age 12: 48.6% vs 44.8%; age 13: 49.9% vs 46%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2011 Kia Ceed by registration · All Kia Ceed MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2011 Kia Ceed fail at each age?

Cars built in 2011 were tested at ages 8 to 13 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Kia Ceed built 2011: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
AgeTestsFailed, %95% intervalNormal for this model at that age, %Index (100 = normal)
88,8844341.9–4434.1125.9
98,37445.244.1–46.236.8122.6
108,15444.643.6–45.740.1111.2
117,93646.445.4–47.542.1110.4
127,65348.647.5–49.744.8108.4
137,13649.948.8–51.146108.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 48,137 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2011 Kia Ceed?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2011 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 39.5 items per 100 first tests, against 20.7 across all build years of the Kia Ceed. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2011 were tested at ages 8 to 13.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Kia Ceed built 2011 against the Kia Ceed in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2011, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment39.520.719,032
Suspension29.213.114,045
Brakes28.715.213,809
Tyres14.410.36,920
Visibility12.49.15,978

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 48,137 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2011 compare with the years around it?

Among the 14 published build years of the Kia Ceed, 2011 ranks 14 (1 = fails least for its age). 2010: index 103.1. 2012: index 108.0.

Kia Ceed build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
2007101.099.1–103.0no different21,102
2008101.5100.0–103.0no different37,471
200999.998.6–101.2no different52,022
2010103.1101.9–104.4worse56,316
2011114.2112.7–115.7worse48,137
2012108.0106.8–109.3worse73,920
201398.997.6–100.2no different68,322
201495.193.7–96.5better68,576
201590.388.9–91.8better68,547
201691.589.8–93.2better59,562
201789.987.8–91.9better46,404
201894.091.6–96.3better38,427
2019102.099.1–104.8no different30,357
2020106.6100.8–112.3worse8,729

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 677,892 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Kia Ceed 2011 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/kia-ceed/2011/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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