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How many KIA Ceed cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 125,667 licensed and 4,318 SORN vehicles in the UK within the KIA Ceed generic-model group.

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Is the Ceed disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 130,371 in 2025 Q2 and stand at 125,667 in 2026 Q1, down 4%. That is up 6% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 4,318 are declared SORN — 1 in 30 of the 129,985 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

A falling population is worth knowing before you buy: it usually means fewer donor cars, fewer specialists and slower parts supply, and it is why a good example of a scarce model can hold its price while a neglected one is hard to sell at any price.

Ceed MOT pass rate

In 2024, 65.8% of 99,714 KIA Ceed MOTs passed first time — below the 71.2% UK average. Pass rate moves with age: 82.7% of cars aged 3–5 years passed first time, against 50.3% aged 15–30 years.

  • Brake Performance — 7% of tests. The brakes underperformed on the rolling road. Expect brake work rather than an adjustment.
  • Suspension Arms — 5.1% of tests. Worn arms or bushes. A common age-related repair that affects handling and tyre wear.
  • Condition — 4.9% of tests. Corrosion, damage or wear on a tested component. Worth seeing in person, as the cost ranges from trivial to structural.
  • Steering Linkage Components — 4.3% of tests. Worn track rod ends or joints. Affects steering and tyre wear, and is a normal age-related repair.

Full age bands and failure notes are on the KIA Ceed MOT pass rate page.

Before you buy

  • Brake Performance — 7% of tests in 2024. The brakes underperformed on the rolling road. Expect brake work rather than an adjustment.
  • Suspension Arms — 5.1% of tests in 2024. Worn arms or bushes. A common age-related repair that affects handling and tyre wear.
  • Condition — 4.9% of tests in 2024. Corrosion, damage or wear on a tested component. Worth seeing in person, as the cost ranges from trivial to structural.
  • Steering Linkage Components — 4.3% of tests in 2024. Worn track rod ends or joints. Affects steering and tyre wear, and is a normal age-related repair.
  • Check the actual Ceed — These figures describe the model group. Enter the registration for that vehicle's free MOT, tax and mileage record before you pay a deposit.

Quarterly licensed and SORN counts

Every quarter DfT has published for this model group, newest first.

QuarterLicensedSORN
2026 Q1125,6674,318
2025 Q4127,0084,254
2025 Q3128,5624,099
2025 Q2130,3713,926
2025 Q1129,1473,881
2024 Q4127,7663,629
2024 Q3128,1363,325
2024 Q2127,4413,203
2024 Q1126,6613,105
2023 Q4126,0002,945
2023 Q3126,2232,730
2023 Q2125,6792,574
2023 Q1124,8042,517
2022 Q4123,7502,479
2022 Q3123,7282,307
2022 Q2123,4752,204
2022 Q1122,7132,239
2021 Q4121,5262,188
2021 Q3121,0002,091
2021 Q2119,2082,076
2021 Q1118,3252,214
2020 Q4118,4902,099
2020 Q3118,5331,880
2020 Q2116,8422,031
2020 Q1116,5001,928
2019 Q4116,7091,555
2019 Q3115,9171,458
2019 Q2114,1811,312
2019 Q1111,6911,203
2018 Q4109,1201,194
2018 Q3108,7931,131
2018 Q2107,3041,036
2018 Q1105,408905
2017 Q4103,014905
2017 Q3102,567896
2017 Q2101,194744
2017 Q199,402636
2016 Q497,372640
2016 Q396,501598
2016 Q293,768659
2016 Q190,807564
2015 Q488,518550
2015 Q387,704409
2015 Q285,531401
2015 Q182,890405
2014 Q480,423408
2014 Q379,702397

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Common questions

How many KIA Ceed cars are left in the UK?

125,667 were licensed and 4,318 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many KIA Ceed cars are SORN?

4,318 are declared SORN — 1 in 30 of the 129,985 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the Ceed disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 130,371 in 2025 Q2 and stand at 125,667 in 2026 Q1, down 4%. That is up 6% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 4,318 are declared SORN — 1 in 30 of the 129,985 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

What is the KIA Ceed MOT pass rate?

In 2024, 65.8% of 99,714 KIA Ceed MOTs passed first time — below the 71.2% UK average.

What does the Ceed fail its MOT on?

The most common initial failure categories in 2024 are brake performance (7% of tests), suspension arms (5.1% of tests), condition (4.9% of tests).

Does this say whether one Ceed is a good buy?

No. These are population figures for the model group. Enter that vehicle's registration for its own free MOT, tax and mileage record.

Source and limitations

Source: Department for Transport and DVLA, df_VEH0120_UK. Released 2026-07-15 under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

DVLA make and model fields are administrative data and can contain omissions or inconsistencies. These statistics describe model groups, not an individual registration.

Confidential cells marked [c] represent between 1 and 4 vehicles and are treated as zero in aggregates, so totals can be slightly understated.