2010 KIA Ceed 1.6L Diesel · WN60 RPU

This 2010 Kia Cee'd has very high recorded mileage, averaging over 14,000 miles per year. The MOT history from the last two years points to a vehicle that is experiencing significant and escalating wear, particularly in its braking and suspension systems. The most recent MOT in January 2026 was a pass, but only after a serious failure just thirteen days earlier. The January 2026 failure listed numerous significant faults, including an excessively worn suspension ball joint, dangerously thin brake pads, a structurally damaged tyre, and a parking brake that was inoperative on one side. The subsequent pass shows that most of these items were repaired, but new advisories immediately appeared for scored brake discs on all four corners, a binding front brake, and a nearside rear tyre worn to the legal limit on its edge. This rapid transition from failure to a pass full of new brake-related advisories suggests the repairs may have been minimal, bringing the car just over the legal line without addressing underlying systemic wear. The overarching pattern is one of deteriorating front suspension and chronic brake problems. The history shows a recurring theme of worn ball joints, first noted as "slight play" in late 2023, becoming "excessively worn" by January 2026. The brake system is similarly troubled, with recurring issues of binding, excessively worn discs, and corroded components noted across multiple tests. This indicates that basic consumable parts like brake pads and discs, along with suspension joints, have not been proactively maintained and are failing due to high mileage and wear.