Kia Cerato 2007: MOT failure rate for its age

53.5% of 361 MOT tests of the Kia Cerato first registered in 2007 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 107.3 (95% CI 92.2–122.4; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2007 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Kia Cerato built in 2007 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	53.5	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	361
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 92.2–122.4)	107.3	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	361
Rank among this model's 4 build years	4	of 4	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	361
Tested in 2024	33	tests	median 82,992 miles	2024	33

Built 2007 against Kia Cerato normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 12: 53.1% vs n/a%; age 13: 57.1% vs 50.2%; age 14: 50.5% vs 49.2%; age 15: 50.7% vs 50.9%; age 16: 51% vs 49.8%; age 17: 57.6% vs 48.3%. Axis from 0% to 60%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2007 Kia Cerato by registration · All Kia Cerato 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 2007 Kia Cerato fail at each age?

Cars built in 2007 were tested at ages 12 to 17 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 Cerato built 2007: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
12	145 (rough estimate)	53.1	45–61	not available	not available
13	119 (rough estimate)	57.1	48.2–65.7	50.2	113.9
14	93 (rough estimate)	50.5	40.6–60.5	49.2	102.7
15	67 (rough estimate)	50.7	39.1–62.3	50.9	99.7
16	49 (rough estimate)	51	37.5–64.4	49.8	102.5
17	33 (rough estimate)	57.6	40.8–72.8	48.3	119.2

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 506 (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 2007 Kia Cerato?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2007 is brakes: 52.4 items per 100 first tests, against 55.9 across all build years of the Kia Cerato. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2007 were tested at ages 12 to 17.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Kia Cerato built 2007 against the Kia Cerato in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2007, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Brakes	52.4	55.9	265
Suspension	52	43.3	263
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	44.3	40.4	224
Body, chassis, structure	18.6	14.3	94
Visibility	18.4	15.9	93

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 506 (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 2007 compare with the years around it?

Among the 4 published build years of the Kia Cerato, 2007 ranks 4 (1 = fails least for its age). 2006: index 96.6.

Kia Cerato build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2004	97.7	88.8–106.6	no different (rough estimate)	897
2005	99.5	95.1–103.9	no different (rough estimate)	3,861
2006	96.6	92.2–100.9	no different (rough estimate)	3,850
2007	107.3	92.2–122.4	no different (rough estimate)	361

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 8,969 (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 Cerato 2007 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-cerato/2007/

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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