Kia Ceed SW (07 on) - Review

Review by David Ross on
Last Updated: 21 May 2010
The Kia Cee'd SW is a great value small estate that's cheap to run. It's also attractive, filled with little luxuries and comes with an unrivalled seven-year warranty as standard - one of its main selling points. But don't let the Kia badge fool you - this is no budget car, it's well built with a quality interior that belies its price tag. The Cee'd moves Kia a step further away from the bottom of the market image it previously had and it's not far behind the Ford Focus in terms of comfort and refinement. The engines are pretty good, too - the 1.6-litre diesel really stands out. It's clean, powerful and returns up to 58mpg. The Cee'd SW was tweaked in late 2009 getting a new shaped bonnet, grille and front and rear lights. The interior was also improved and a low emissions EcoDynamics model was introduced with start/stop technology.
4 out of 5

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P11D Value

The price of the car excluding road tax and first registration fee. This is used to calculate company car tax.

CO2 g/km

The carbon dioxide emissions of the car, which decides the company car tax band into which the car falls.

BIK Band

The percentage band used to calculate company car tax, determined by CO2 emissions of the car.

20% Tax / 40% Tax

The annual amount of company car tax payable based on the drivers income tax level, either at the basic rate or the higher rate.

Standard Trim

2012 / 2013 2013 / 2014
Model P11D Value CO2 g/km BIK Band 20% Tax 40% Tax 20% Tax 40% Tax

1.6 SW-7 5d

£14,840

154

15%

£445

£890

£445

£890

1.6 SW-7 CRDi (113bhp) 5d

£15,870

128

18%

£571

£1,142

£571

£1,142

GS

2012 / 2013 2013 / 2014
Model P11D Value CO2 g/km BIK Band 20% Tax 40% Tax 20% Tax 40% Tax

1.6 GS 5d

£13,340

154

15%

£400

£800

£400

£800

1.6 CRDi GS 5d

£14,120

128

18%

£508

£1,016

£508

£1,016

EcoDynamics

2012 / 2013 2013 / 2014
Model P11D Value CO2 g/km BIK Band 20% Tax 40% Tax 20% Tax 40% Tax

1.6 CRDi (89bhp) EcoDynamics 5d

£16,890

119

13%

£439

£878

£439

£878

2

2012 / 2013 2013 / 2014
Model P11D Value CO2 g/km BIK Band 20% Tax 40% Tax 20% Tax 40% Tax

1.6 CRDi 2 5d Auto

£17,825

154

18%

£641

£1,283

£641

£1,283

1.6 2 5d

£14,600

148

15%

£438

£876

£438

£876

1.6 2 (6speed) 5d

£15,560

148

15%

£466

£933

£466

£933

1.6 2 5d Auto

£16,625

158

15%

£498

£997

£498

£997

1.6 CRDi 2 5d

£16,890

122

18%

£608

£1,216

£608

£1,216

3

2012 / 2013 2013 / 2014
Model P11D Value CO2 g/km BIK Band 20% Tax 40% Tax 20% Tax 40% Tax

1.6 3 5d

£16,105

151

15%

£483

£966

£483

£966

1.6 3 (6speed) 5d

£17,125

151

15%

£513

£1,027

£513

£1,027

1.6 CRDi 3 5d

£18,490

124

18%

£665

£1,331

£665

£1,331

1.6 CRDi 3 5d Auto

£19,425

154

18%

£699

£1,398

£699

£1,398

LS

2012 / 2013 2013 / 2014
Model P11D Value CO2 g/km BIK Band 20% Tax 40% Tax 20% Tax 40% Tax

1.6 LS 5d

£14,340

154

15%

£430

£860

£430

£860

1.6 LS 5d Auto

£15,340

165

15%

£460

£920

£460

£920

1.6 CRDi LS (113bhp) 5d

£15,370

128

18%

£553

£1,106

£553

£1,106

1.6 CRDi LS (113bhp) 5d Auto

£16,340

159

18%

£588

£1,176

£588

£1,176

Sport

2012 / 2013 2013 / 2014
Model P11D Value CO2 g/km BIK Band 20% Tax 40% Tax 20% Tax 40% Tax

2.0 CRDi Sport 5d

£16,540

154

18%

£595

£1,190

£595

£1,190

4

2012 / 2013 2013 / 2014
Model P11D Value CO2 g/km BIK Band 20% Tax 40% Tax 20% Tax 40% Tax

1.6 CRDi 4 5d

£20,290

124

18%

£730

£1,460

£730

£1,460

1.6 CRDi 4 5d Auto

£21,225

154

18%

£764

£1,528

£764

£1,528