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Kia Ceed vs Kia Seltos: reliability comparison

MOT pass rates, common faults and mileage compared from real UK MOT data.

Kia Ceed
76%
MOT pass rate · 147,722 vehicles
Kia Seltos
100%
MOT pass rate · 4 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Kia Ceed (76%) and Kia Seltos (100%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Kia Ceed Kia Seltos
MOT pass rate 76% 100% ✓
MOT failure rate 24% 0% ✓
Faults & advisories per test 2.0 1.2 ✓
Dangerous-fault share 4% 0% ✓
Average mileage 90,545 mi 30,356 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 147,722 4

Most common faults

Kia Ceed

  1. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  2. Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  3. Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
  4. Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
  5. Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
  6. Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Kia Seltos

  1. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  2. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  3. Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  4. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  5. Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
  6. Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge both rear tyres inner edges (5.2.3 (e))

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Kia Ceed (76%) and Kia Seltos (100%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Kia Ceed report Full Kia Seltos report Most reliable cars

Pass rates are computed over completed (pass/fail) MOT tests. Reliability also depends on age, mileage and upkeep — see each model's page for the full picture.