MOT comparison

Kia Ceed Mk2 vs Volkswagen Golf Mk7

How the Kia Ceed Mk2 (JD) (2012–2018) and the Volkswagen Golf Mk7 (2012–2019) 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 0 of 15 mileage bands

Volkswagen Golf Mk7

3,651,227

MOT tests compared · built 2012–2019

Passes more often in 15 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 Volkswagen Golf Mk7

Under 10,000 miles 92.0% vs 93.4%

5,641 and 49,856 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 88.9% vs 90.5%

32,720 and 249,307 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 85.8% vs 88.7%

64,701 and 450,072 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 82.6% vs 87.9%

74,971 and 510,712 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 79.8% vs 86.6%

72,305 and 486,768 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 76.8% vs 85.0%

64,635 and 430,018 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 73.8% vs 83.2%

55,149 and 362,339 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 70.7% vs 81.4%

45,492 and 293,529 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 67.8% vs 80.0%

35,766 and 230,229 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 66.0% vs 78.5%

27,160 and 175,030 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 62.2% vs 77.0%

38,787 and 254,468 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 59.6% vs 75.7%

15,448 and 104,393 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 58.4% vs 74.3%

5,489 and 37,212 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 57.0% vs 73.8%

1,953 and 12,156 MOTs

200,000–250,000 miles 60.3% vs 71.0%

1,019 and 5,138 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 position lamp

Fails about 16 times as often as the Volkswagen Golf Mk7: 2.0% of MOTs against 0.14%.

In 15 of 15 mileage bands · Lights & Signals
Headlamp

Fails about 1.5 times as often as the Volkswagen Golf Mk7: 3.2% of MOTs against 1.9%.

In 14 of 15 mileage bands · Lights & Signals
Front suspension arm

Fails about 11 times as often as the Volkswagen Golf Mk7: 2.3% of MOTs against 0.30%.

In 12 of 15 mileage bands · Suspension & Joints

Volkswagen Golf Mk7 fails more often on

Rear coil spring

Fails over 20 times as often as the Kia Ceed Mk2: 1.3% of MOTs against 0.04%.

In 10 of 15 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks
Shock absorbers

Fails about 7 times as often as the Kia Ceed Mk2: 2.1% of MOTs against 0.43%.

In 9 of 15 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks

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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.

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