The Kia cee'd is a small family car produced as a five- and three-door hatchback ("pro_cee'd") and a five-door station wagon ("cee'd SW"). The car has five engines - three petrol and two diesel, and a manual or automatic transmission. Kia cee'd shares its platform with the Hyundai i30 model.
Auto Express magazines and Autocar awarded Kia Cee'd a prize for a seven-year warranty.
Kia Cee'd won the title of hatchback of the year (What Diesel Car? Magazine).
Often in comparison tests, the Kia Cee'd outperformed its competitors: Toyota Auris and Volkswagen Golf (ACE Lenkrad magazine); Toyota Auris, Citroen C4 and Honda Civic (Autobild magazine); Toyota Auris, Volkswagen Golf and Mazda 3 (Autotouring magazine).
In the 2009 polls of the French magazine L’Automobile Magazine, the Kia Cee'd was named the most reliable representative in the compact car class.
Autobild magazine drove 100,000 km with the Kia Cee'd, after which only a few minor faults were found.