Does the Kia Cerato fail the MOT on vehicle identification more than it should?

The Kia Cerato records 1.38 vehicle identification failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.62 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+0.76, 95% interval +0.53 to +1.00). It ranks 31 of 636 models on vehicle identification (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on vehicle identification?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Kia Cerato is “Number plate inscription missing or illegible”, recorded 80 times in 2019–2024.

Kia Cerato: most frequent vehicle identification defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Number plate inscription missing or illegible	80	0.82
Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements	36	0.37

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

If a Kia Cerato gets a vehicle identification advisory, how often does it fail next time?

5.6% of Kia Cerato MOTs with a vehicle identification advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 4,818 miles later (550 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 550 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

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