127,005 on UK roads in 2025-760 vs 2024
On the road
127k
127,005 licensed
Change vs 2024
-0.6%
-760 cars
New in 2025
5,602
first-time registrations
Electrified
1.9%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Kia CEED is a common sight on UK roads, with 127,005 licensed in 2025 - down 0.6% on 2024. 5,602 were registered new in 2025. The fleet is overwhelmingly diesel (49%), with most in the 1.6-2.0L class. Most date from the 2015-2019 era.
Licensed Kia CEED cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Kia CEED on the road today.
Current split
Engine size
Cars on the road by engine capacity
How old are they?
Share of cars by the year they were first registered
How a Kia Ceed holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 139,579 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
72.5%
139,579 MOT tests in 2025 · 111,263 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
74.6%
2023
73.1%
2024
71.9%
2025
72.5%
▼ 2.1 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
How a Kia Ceed is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 116,137 cars tracked across years
31.1%
low · <5k
61.8%
avg · 5-15k
7.1%
high · 15k+
Most cover 4,392-9,959 miles a year (median 6,843).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 69,576 → 74,870 → 79,455 → 82,850
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Diesel
66,640 tests
70.1%
Petrol
44,568 tests
76%
A 2025 Kia Ceed passes first time 72.5% of the time - below the 77.6% UK average, and easing slightly year on year. The typical one is driven about 7,740 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 87.7% of low-mileage cars pass versus 60.1% past 120k.
Of 30,623 first-time fails, here's what gets flagged most. Most cars fail on more than one item, so shares add up past 100%.
Share of failed tests, by area
Exact items most often recorded as the reason a car failed
Before you buy a specific Kia CEED, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
