Kia Cee'd hatchback (2012-2018) - Reliability & safety

Kia’s class-leading seven-year/100,000-mile warranty means Cee’d ownership should be a hassle-free experience. The Cee’d also performed well in its Euro NCAP safety assessments, with a reassuring five-star rating.

In our 2018 Driver Power owners satisfaction survey, the Kia Ceed finished 61st overall out of 75 cars.

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Kia Cee'd reliability

The Kia Cee'd was rated highly for reliability in our 2017 Driver Power owner satisfaction survey. Of the owners who responded, 7.3% reported experiencing a problem with their car at least once.

Safety

The Kia Cee’d earned a five-star Euro NCAP rating, although it had slightly lower percentage scores than the Hyundai i30, a car which shares many components with the Cee’d. The Kia features six airbags, two sets of ISOFIX child-seat mounts in the back, a passenger airbag deactivation switch so you can use a rear-facing child seat in the front, plus electronic stability control and braking assistance.

If you want Kia’s lane-departure warning system, then you need to go for the top-spec 4 Tech model, as that's the only model to get it, along with speed-limit detection.