Does the Kia Cerato fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?

The Kia Cerato records 40.37 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 36.69 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+3.68, 95% interval +2.41 to +4.94). It ranks 176 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on lamps, reflectors and electrics · check a Kia Cerato by registration

What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Kia Cerato is “A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”, recorded 866 times in 2019–2024.

Kia Cerato: most frequent lamps, reflectors and electrics defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources	866	8.93
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements	484	4.99
A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	481	4.96
Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective	475	4.90
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps	223	2.30

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 9,701 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

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