KIA XCeed 3 ISG

What fails its inspection

Great Britain's MOT record for the 2020 1.4 petrol. 124 of 1,536 tests failed, 8%.

Better than 52% of 2020 cars. The typical one fails 8%, across 906 models with enough tests behind them to say.

The defects inspectors cite

• Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
• Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
• A tyre seriously damaged
• A tyre has a lump, bulge or tear caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. This includes any lifting of the tread rubber
• A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
• A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn

Before you buy one

Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.

• Tyres and wheels — 65% of its failures
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A tyre seriously damaged
  • A tyre has a lump, bulge or tear caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. This includes any lifting of the tread rubber
• Brakes — 6% of its failures
  • A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
• Lights and electrics — 7% of its failures
  • A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
• Visibility — 31% of its failures
  • Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen

When it starts failing

At 40–60k miles this one fails 16% of its inspections, against the 13% an ordinary car of the same age fails.

1,531 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.

Half of these have under 20k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.

Specification