MOT comparison

Kia Ceed Mk2 vs Ford Focus Mk3

How the Kia Ceed Mk2 (JD) (2012–2018) and the Ford Focus Mk3 (2011–2018) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Kia Ceed Mk2 (JD)

541,236

MOT tests compared · built 2012–2018

Passes more often in 1 of 15 mileage bands

Ford Focus Mk3

4,411,119

MOT tests compared · built 2011–2018

Passes more often in 8 of 15 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

Share of MOTs passed first time, at the mileage recorded at the test.

Kia Ceed Mk2 Ford Focus Mk3

Under 10,000 miles 92.0% vs 94.4%

5,641 and 62,286 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 88.9% vs 92.0%

32,720 and 278,250 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 85.8% vs 88.6%

64,701 and 498,515 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 82.6% vs 85.1%

74,971 and 574,842 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 79.8% vs 81.7%

72,305 and 564,789 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 76.8% vs 78.0%

64,635 and 516,290 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 73.8% vs 74.2%

55,149 and 451,972 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 70.7% vs 70.5%

45,492 and 377,042 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 67.8% vs 67.5%

35,766 and 301,793 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 66.0% vs 65.3%

27,160 and 230,842 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 62.2% vs 62.6%

38,787 and 338,483 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 59.6% vs 60.4%

15,448 and 138,833 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 58.4% vs 59.5%

5,489 and 50,834 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 57.0% vs 58.4%

1,953 and 17,858 MOTs

200,000–250,000 miles 60.3% vs 58.4%

1,019 and 8,490 MOTs

Parts that fail more often

Only differences that hold across at least half of the mileage bands we could compare, and that are far too large to be chance, are listed. How we decide

Kia Ceed Mk2 fails more often on

Front track rod end

Fails about 10 times as often as the Ford Focus Mk3: 4.1% of MOTs against 0.51%.

In 11 of 15 mileage bands · Steering Issues
Windscreen wiper

Fails about 3 times as often as the Ford Focus Mk3: 2.2% of MOTs against 0.73%.

In 11 of 15 mileage bands · Driver's View
Front service brake

Fails about 4 times as often as the Ford Focus Mk3: 1.5% of MOTs against 0.36%.

In 11 of 15 mileage bands · Braking System

Ford Focus Mk3 fails more often on

Front coil spring

Fails about 10 times as often as the Kia Ceed Mk2: 3.8% of MOTs against 0.52%.

In 13 of 15 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks
Headlamp aim

Fails about 3 times as often as the Kia Ceed Mk2: 2.4% of MOTs against 0.80%.

In 11 of 15 mileage bands · Lights & Signals

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These are differences in real MOT results, not engineering verdicts. Owner mix differs between models (some are more often taxis, first cars or rural cars), which is why every figure compares cars at the same mileage. How we compare cars.

MOT records: DVSA MOT history, which contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See this the other way round.