Kia Ceed recalls
Known and open recall campaigns for the Kia Ceed, from EU market registers. Each source is shown on its own. Recalls apply to production windows, so check the dates against the specific car. This is advisory, not a per-VIN history.
RDW NL open-recall prevalence
In the Dutch RDW register, 1.3% of the 57,243 registered Kia Ceed cars currently carry at least one open (uncompleted) recall, as of 2026-07-13. This is a true EU fleet rate, the strongest market-relevance signal on this page.
EU Safety Gate campaigns
The EU rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products. 2 logged for this model.
- 2025-01-17 Passenger car Risk: Fire. Ref SR/00217/25.
- 2023-09-29 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref A12/02275/23.
KBA (Germany) campaigns
Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt, the German federal vehicle authority. 5 logged. Shown separately from Safety Gate, never added together.
- 2024-12-17 Ref 14641R Risk: Brandgefahr. Production: 11.11.2019 - 14.08.2023.
- 2023-10-10 Ref 13136 Risk: Konstruktionsfehler am Filtersieb der Tandempumpe für Öl- und Unterdruckerzeugung kann zum Ausfall des Bremskraftverstärkers führen.. Production: 2018 - 2020.
- 2022-06-09 Ref 11886 Risk: Defekt am Gurtstraffer kann zu unsachgemäßer Aktivierung während eines Unfalls und Erhöhung des Verletzungsrisikos führen. Die Abdeckung des Gurtstraffers kann sich unkontrolliert lösen.. Production: 2021 - 2022.
- 2012-11-13 Ref 3939 Risk: Durchrostung der Haltebänder des Kraftstofftanks kann zum Herabfallen des Tanks führen. knsP Durchrosten ist zwischen den Hauptuntersuchungen erkennbar. Production: 2005 - 2010.
- 2010-06-15 Ref 2938 Risk: Bei Fahrzeugen mit ESP kann es zum Ausfall des Primärkreises der Bremsanlage kommen.. Production: 2008 - 2009.
How this compares
Among the 60 models we publish an EU recall page for, the Kia Ceed ranks #60 by overall signal strength. Its 2 EU Safety Gate campaigns are fewer than the median of 17 for this set. Its 5 KBA campaigns are fewer than the median of 34. Its RDW open-recall share is fewer than the 6.6% median.
Counts across sources are not comparable to each other and are never summed: a Safety Gate alert and a KBA campaign can describe the same defect or different ones. Treat each as one advisory pointer.
Typical mileage for the Kia Ceed
Pair these recall signals with the odometer distribution for the model year you are looking at:
Check one specific Kia Ceed before you buy
A recall list is model-level. To see the official odometer history for one car and flag a rollback, run the free mileage check on its VIN.