KIA · KIA PRO CEED · Cars
Common — still a familiar sight, with 18,147 on the road.
Rarer than 12% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
The Kia Ceed (known as the Kia Cee'd before 2018) is a compact car/small family car (C-segment) produced by the South Korean manufacturer Kia From 2006 exclusively for the European market. It is the first Kia vehicle to be designed entirely in Europe and tailored to European customers. To mark the occasion, Kia took the initials of the European Economic Community, EEC or CEE in several languages and added ED for European Design. Realizing that "CEEED" had too many ‘E's, they replaced the last 'E' with an apostrophe, with 'Cee'd' being the end result. From 2018 to 2026 the Ceed name does not include...
As of 2025 Q4, 18,147 KIA PRO CEED were still registered in the UK — 17,683 licensed and on the road, plus 464 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.
The KIA PRO CEED is common, with 18,147 still on the road, making it rarer than 12% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Over the last year the number of KIA PRO CEED on UK roads fell by 421 (2.3%).
Most KIA PRO CEED run on petrol — about 71% of those still registered, with the rest split across diesel, hybrid.
The KIA PRO CEED peaked at 18,703 registered in 2024 Q2, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.