Where in Britain does the Kia Ceed fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 31.7% of 686,040 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Kia Ceed failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Llandrindod Wells (LD): 44.0% against 31.7% elsewhere (+12.4 points). It does best in Kingston upon Thames (KT), −7.3 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Kia Ceed MOT statistics · check a Kia Ceed by registration
Kia Ceed in every postcode area with 100+ tests
From the largest excess over the rest of Britain to the largest shortfall.
| Area | Failed here, % | Rest of Britain, % | Difference, points | 95% interval | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 44.0 | 31.7 | +12.4 | +7.5 to +17.3 | 395 (rough estimate) |
| Hull (HU) | 38.8 | 31.7 | +7.2 | +5.6 to +8.8 | 3,692 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 38.1 | 31.7 | +6.4 | +4.1 to +8.7 | 1,710 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 37.9 | 31.7 | +6.2 | +3.7 to +8.7 | 1,409 |
| Telford (TF) | 37.7 | 31.7 | +6.1 | +4.3 to +7.8 | 3,013 |
| Truro (TR) | 37.5 | 31.7 | +5.8 | +4.2 to +7.5 | 3,248 |
| Bristol (BS) | 37.1 | 31.6 | +5.4 | +4.4 to +6.4 | 9,115 |
| Exeter (EX) | 36.5 | 31.7 | +4.9 | +3.7 to +6.1 | 5,957 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 36.5 | 31.7 | +4.8 | +3.6 to +6.1 | 5,883 |
| Manchester (M) | 36.1 | 31.6 | +4.5 | +3.6 to +5.4 | 10,384 |
| Halifax (HX) | 36.2 | 31.7 | +4.5 | +2.2 to +6.8 | 1,673 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 36.1 | 31.6 | +4.5 | +3.4 to +5.5 | 8,137 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 36.0 | 31.7 | +4.4 | +3.1 to +5.6 | 5,530 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 36.0 | 31.7 | +4.3 | +2.7 to +5.9 | 3,489 |
| Northampton (NN) | 35.7 | 31.7 | +4.1 | +3.0 to +5.1 | 8,037 |
| Leeds (LS) | 35.5 | 31.7 | +3.9 | +2.8 to +4.9 | 7,875 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 35.5 | 31.7 | +3.8 | +1.1 to +6.5 | 1,191 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 35.5 | 31.7 | +3.8 | +2.3 to +5.2 | 4,121 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 35.4 | 31.6 | +3.8 | +2.9 to +4.6 | 11,629 |
| Newport (NP) | 35.3 | 31.7 | +3.6 | +2.3 to +4.9 | 5,461 |
| Paisley (PA) | 35.3 | 31.7 | +3.6 | +2.1 to +5.1 | 3,892 |
| Darlington (DL) | 35.1 | 31.7 | +3.5 | +2.2 to +4.8 | 5,212 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 35.1 | 31.7 | +3.4 | +1.4 to +5.4 | 2,197 |
| Dundee (DD) | 34.8 | 31.7 | +3.1 | +1.9 to +4.4 | 5,716 |
| Swansea (SA) | 34.6 | 31.7 | +3.0 | +2.1 to +3.9 | 10,175 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 34.6 | 31.7 | +2.9 | +1.7 to +4.2 | 5,664 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 34.5 | 31.7 | +2.9 | +1.8 to +3.9 | 7,712 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 34.5 | 31.7 | +2.9 | +1.5 to +4.3 | 4,499 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 34.5 | 31.7 | +2.8 | +1.3 to +4.4 | 3,584 |
| Hereford (HR) | 34.4 | 31.7 | +2.7 | +0.4 to +5.1 | 1,572 |
| Oxford (OX) | 34.1 | 31.7 | +2.4 | +1.2 to +3.6 | 6,490 |
| Bath (BA) | 34.0 | 31.7 | +2.4 | +1.3 to +3.4 | 7,443 |
| London W (W) | 34.0 | 31.7 | +2.3 | −1.5 to +6.1 | 591 |
| Croydon (CR) | 33.9 | 31.7 | +2.2 | +0.5 to +3.9 | 3,022 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 33.5 | 31.7 | +1.8 | +0.8 to +2.8 | 8,622 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 33.4 | 31.7 | +1.7 | +0.8 to +2.7 | 9,820 |
| Brighton (BN) | 33.3 | 31.7 | +1.6 | +0.5 to +2.7 | 7,421 |
| Chester (CH) | 33.3 | 31.7 | +1.6 | +0.4 to +2.8 | 5,831 |
| London SW (SW) | 33.3 | 31.7 | +1.6 | −1.2 to +4.3 | 1,130 |
| Glasgow (G) | 33.2 | 31.7 | +1.5 | +0.7 to +2.3 | 14,436 |
| Taunton (TA) | 33.2 | 31.7 | +1.5 | −0.0 to +3.0 | 3,736 |
| London N (N) | 33.1 | 31.7 | +1.4 | −0.7 to +3.6 | 1,922 |
| Ilford (IG) | 33.0 | 31.7 | +1.4 | −1.6 to +4.3 | 956 |
| Wigan (WN) | 32.9 | 31.7 | +1.2 | −0.4 to +2.8 | 3,146 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 32.9 | 31.7 | +1.2 | −0.2 to +2.5 | 4,608 |
| Walsall (WS) | 32.6 | 31.7 | +0.9 | −0.4 to +2.2 | 4,872 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 32.6 | 31.7 | +0.9 | −1.0 to +2.8 | 2,279 |
| York (YO) | 32.6 | 31.7 | +0.9 | −0.0 to +1.8 | 10,558 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 32.6 | 31.7 | +0.9 | −0.4 to +2.2 | 4,910 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 32.4 | 31.7 | +0.7 | −1.4 to +2.9 | 1,779 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 32.4 | 31.7 | +0.7 | −0.3 to +1.6 | 9,250 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 32.4 | 31.7 | +0.7 | −0.4 to +1.7 | 7,892 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 32.3 | 31.7 | +0.6 | −0.2 to +1.4 | 12,577 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 32.3 | 31.7 | +0.6 | −1.0 to +2.1 | 3,695 |
| Southampton (SO) | 32.3 | 31.7 | +0.6 | −0.4 to +1.5 | 8,988 |
| Perth (PH) | 32.2 | 31.7 | +0.5 | −1.2 to +2.3 | 2,827 |
| Colchester (CO) | 32.2 | 31.7 | +0.5 | −0.9 to +1.9 | 4,102 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 32.2 | 31.7 | +0.5 | −0.6 to +1.6 | 6,646 |
| Preston (PR) | 32.1 | 31.7 | +0.4 | −0.7 to +1.4 | 7,469 |
| Worcester (WR) | 32.0 | 31.7 | +0.3 | −1.2 to +1.7 | 3,789 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 31.9 | 31.7 | +0.3 | −0.9 to +1.4 | 5,903 |
| Liverpool (L) | 31.9 | 31.7 | +0.2 | −1.0 to +1.4 | 6,043 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 31.9 | 31.7 | +0.2 | −0.9 to +1.4 | 6,156 |
| Bradford (BD) | 31.9 | 31.7 | +0.2 | −1.0 to +1.4 | 5,542 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 31.8 | 31.7 | +0.1 | −1.4 to +1.6 | 3,824 |
| Swindon (SN) | 31.7 | 31.7 | −0.0 | −1.2 to +1.2 | 5,892 |
| London SE (SE) | 31.6 | 31.7 | −0.1 | −1.9 to +1.7 | 2,589 |
| London E (E) | 31.6 | 31.7 | −0.1 | −2.2 to +1.9 | 1,991 |
| Norwich (NR) | 31.5 | 31.7 | −0.2 | −1.1 to +0.7 | 10,312 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 31.5 | 31.7 | −0.2 | −1.3 to +0.9 | 6,399 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 31.5 | 31.7 | −0.2 | −1.5 to +1.0 | 5,240 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 31.3 | 31.7 | −0.4 | −1.6 to +0.8 | 5,953 |
| Warrington (WA) | 31.2 | 31.7 | −0.5 | −1.5 to +0.5 | 8,084 |
| Durham (DH) | 31.2 | 31.7 | −0.5 | −2.3 to +1.2 | 2,714 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 31.1 | 31.7 | −0.6 | −1.9 to +0.8 | 4,691 |
| Crewe (CW) | 31.1 | 31.7 | −0.6 | −2.0 to +0.8 | 4,273 |
| Stockport (SK) | 31.1 | 31.7 | −0.6 | −1.6 to +0.4 | 8,697 |
| Coventry (CV) | 30.9 | 31.7 | −0.8 | −1.8 to +0.2 | 8,275 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 30.8 | 31.7 | −0.9 | −1.8 to −0.0 | 10,596 |
| Reading (RG) | 30.7 | 31.7 | −1.0 | −2.0 to +0.0 | 8,455 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 30.7 | 31.7 | −1.0 | −2.4 to +0.4 | 4,315 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 30.7 | 31.7 | −1.0 | −2.5 to +0.5 | 3,653 |
| Luton (LU) | 30.4 | 31.7 | −1.3 | −2.5 to −0.2 | 6,201 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 30.3 | 31.7 | −1.4 | −2.6 to −0.2 | 5,281 |
| Guildford (GU) | 29.9 | 31.7 | −1.8 | −2.7 to −0.9 | 10,520 |
| London NW (NW) | 29.9 | 31.7 | −1.8 | −3.7 to +0.1 | 2,289 |
| Romford (RM) | 29.7 | 31.7 | −2.0 | −3.7 to −0.2 | 2,720 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 29.6 | 31.7 | −2.1 | −2.9 to −1.3 | 11,851 |
| Redhill (RH) | 29.3 | 31.7 | −2.4 | −3.6 to −1.3 | 6,524 |
| Inverness (IV) | 29.1 | 31.7 | −2.7 | −3.9 to −1.4 | 5,252 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 29.0 | 31.7 | −2.7 | −3.8 to −1.6 | 6,901 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 29.0 | 31.8 | −2.7 | −3.4 to −2.0 | 17,077 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 28.8 | 31.7 | −2.9 | −6.5 to +0.7 | 597 |
| Medway (ME) | 28.8 | 31.7 | −2.9 | −4.0 to −1.9 | 7,470 |
| Oldham (OL) | 28.8 | 31.7 | −2.9 | −4.1 to −1.8 | 6,118 |
| Sutton (SM) | 28.8 | 31.7 | −3.0 | −5.6 to −0.3 | 1,134 |
| Harrow (HA) | 28.7 | 31.7 | −3.1 | −4.7 to −1.4 | 2,809 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 28.6 | 31.8 | −3.2 | −3.8 to −2.5 | 19,988 |
| St Albans (AL) | 28.3 | 31.7 | −3.5 | −5.1 to −1.8 | 2,760 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 28.2 | 31.7 | −3.5 | −4.5 to −2.5 | 7,885 |
| Bromley (BR) | 28.2 | 31.7 | −3.5 | −5.5 to −1.5 | 1,976 |
| Sheffield (S) | 28.2 | 31.8 | −3.6 | −4.3 to −3.0 | 19,928 |
| Birmingham (B) | 28.1 | 31.8 | −3.7 | −4.4 to −3.0 | 16,790 |
| Leicester (LE) | 28.0 | 31.8 | −3.7 | −4.6 to −2.9 | 11,447 |
| Slough (SL) | 28.0 | 31.7 | −3.7 | −5.4 to −2.0 | 2,726 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 28.0 | 31.7 | −3.7 | −4.7 to −2.7 | 7,845 |
| Dudley (DY) | 28.0 | 31.7 | −3.8 | −5.0 to −2.5 | 5,254 |
| Watford (WD) | 27.9 | 31.7 | −3.8 | −5.5 to −2.2 | 2,862 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 27.9 | 31.7 | −3.8 | −5.4 to −2.2 | 3,042 |
| Derby (DE) | 27.9 | 31.8 | −3.9 | −4.7 to −3.0 | 11,346 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 27.8 | 31.7 | −3.9 | −5.9 to −1.9 | 1,999 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 27.3 | 31.7 | −4.4 | −6.2 to −2.6 | 2,346 |
| Bolton (BL) | 26.9 | 31.8 | −4.9 | −5.8 to −3.9 | 8,412 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 26.8 | 31.7 | −4.9 | −6.5 to −3.4 | 3,179 |
| Dartford (DA) | 26.3 | 31.7 | −5.5 | −6.9 to −4.0 | 3,673 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 25.1 | 31.7 | −6.6 | −11.3 to −1.9 | 327 (rough estimate) |
| Enfield (EN) | 24.6 | 31.7 | −7.1 | −8.8 to −5.4 | 2,501 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 24.5 | 31.7 | −7.3 | −8.6 to −6.0 | 4,431 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 686,040 (initial tests) · Method: postcode area of the testing station against the same model's tests elsewhere in Britain, difference of two proportions with a 95% interval; named at 3+ points with the interval clear of zero; not age-adjusted · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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