Black instrument-panel display or a needle that falls off on the Kia Ceed, ProCeed and XCeed

Engine / equipment

Third-generation Kia Ceed (five-door and SW), ProCeed and XCeed (all versions)

Period mentioned

2018–2020

Symptoms

The display between the speedometer and the rev counter stays black and no warning sounds any more; or a needle falls off, shifts or sticks.

Possible cause described

According to L'argus (May 2021) these are two separate faults. The black display (Ceed five-door, SW and ProCeed built up to 30/9/2019) is a failure of the internal memory linked to unstable voltage in the wiring harness. The falling needle affects a few cars built in November 2020 (XCeed from 10 to 13/11, ProCeed from 11 to 12/11, Ceed five-door from 10/11 to 1/12 and SW from 20/11 to 1/12).

Check for the garage

Check the build date. The black display can only be fixed by replacing the whole instrument panel; the needle can sometimes be repaired with plastic stops, otherwise the panel is replaced too. There is no recall: ask the dealer to cover it under the 7-year warranty.

Cost cited in the source

Under Kia's 7-year warranty, at the customer's request.A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.

Sources from the original database