Kia Cerato, Price, Specs & Review

Price band of each powertrain

Petrol: S 2.0 MPI Sedan Manual, S 2.0 MPI Sedan Automatic with AV, Sport 2.0 MPI Sedan Automatic, Sport+ 2.0 MPI Sedan Automatic, S 2.0 MPI Hatch Manual, S 2.0 MPI Hatch Automatic, Sport 2.0 MPI Hatch Automatic, Sport+ 2.0 MPI Hatch Automatic and 134 more

Fuel or energy a year, estimated

• Petrol: about $2,010 to $2,430 a yearEstimate: 15,600 km a year, $1.95/L petrol

Fuel or energy only. Servicing, rego, insurance and tyres are not in these figures, and your driving and prices will differ.

Warranty and servicing

New-car warranty

7yr / unlimited km · SLi 2.0L GDI Hatch Automatic, Sport 2.0 Sedan Automatic with Safety Pack, GT 1.6T Hatch DCT, GT 1.6T Hatch DCT, S 2.0 Hatch Automatic with Safety Pack, S 2.0 Sedan Automatic with Safety Pack, S 2.0 Sedan Automatic with Safety Pack, S 2.0 Sedan Manual with Safety Pack and 58 more

5yr / unlimited km · S Sedan Automatic, SLi Sedan Automatic, Si Hatch Manual, Si Hatch Automatic, Si Sedan Automatic, SLi Sedan Manual, SLi Hatch Manual, Si Koup Manual and 12 more

No data · S 2.0 MPI Sedan Manual, S 2.0 MPI Sedan Automatic with AV, Sport 2.0 MPI Sedan Automatic, Sport+ 2.0 MPI Sedan Automatic, S 2.0 MPI Hatch Manual, S 2.0 MPI Hatch Automatic, Sport 2.0 MPI Hatch Automatic, Sport+ 2.0 MPI Hatch Automatic and 48 more

Service interval

12 months / 15,000 km · Sport 2.0 Sedan Automatic with Safety Pack, S 2.0 Hatch Automatic with Safety Pack, S 2.0 Hatch Automatic with Safety Pack, S 2.0 Sedan Automatic with Safety Pack, S 2.0 Sedan Automatic with Safety Pack, S 2.0 Sedan Manual with Safety Pack, S 2.0 Hatch Manual, S 2.0 Sedan Automatic with Safety Pack and 62 more

12 months / 10,000 km · GT 1.6T Hatch DCT, GT 1.6T Hatch DCT, GT 1.6T Hatch DCT, GT 1.6T Sedan DCT, GT 1.6T Sedan DCT, GT 1.6T Hatch DCT, GT 1.6T Sedan DCT, GT 1.6T Hatch DCT and 2 more

No data · S 2.0 MPI Sedan Manual, S 2.0 MPI Sedan Automatic with AV, Sport 2.0 MPI Sedan Automatic, Sport+ 2.0 MPI Sedan Automatic, S 2.0 MPI Hatch Manual, S 2.0 MPI Hatch Automatic, Sport 2.0 MPI Hatch Automatic, Sport+ 2.0 MPI Hatch Automatic and 54 more

Capped-price servicing

Published for 80 of 142 grades. No data for 62.

ANCAP, by exact grade

• 5/5 (2013) · SLi 2.0L GDI Hatch Automatic, Si Koup Manual, Turbo Koup Automatic, S 1.8L MPI Sedan Manual, S 1.8L MPI Sedan Automatic, Si 2.0L GDI Sedan Manual, S Premium 1.8L MPI Sedan Automatic, S Premium 1.8L MPI Hatch Automatic and 8 more
• 4/5 (2009) · S Sedan Automatic, SLi Sedan Automatic, Si Hatch Manual, Si Hatch Automatic, Si Sedan Automatic, SLi Sedan Manual, SLi Hatch Manual, Si Koup Manual and 6 more
• 5/5 (2014) · S 2.0 MPI Sedan Manual, S 2.0 MPI Hatch Automatic, Si Limited 2.0 MPI Sedan Automatic, Si Limited 2.0 MPI Hatch Automatic, SLi Limited 2.0 MPI Hatch Automatic, Sport 2.0 MPI Hatch Automatic, S 2.0 MPI Hatch Manual, Si 2.0 MPI Hatch Automatic and 6 more
• No data · S 2.0 MPI Sedan Manual, S 2.0 MPI Sedan Automatic with AV, Sport 2.0 MPI Sedan Automatic, Sport+ 2.0 MPI Sedan Automatic, S 2.0 MPI Hatch Manual, S 2.0 MPI Hatch Automatic, Sport 2.0 MPI Hatch Automatic, Sport+ 2.0 MPI Hatch Automatic and 90 more

A rating belongs to the exact variant ANCAP tested and is never carried across to a grade or a build year it does not cover. A rating older than six years is marked expired because ANCAP’s own test has moved on.

Safety recalls on the Kia Cerato

• The piston rings fitted to the engines of certain vehicles may not meet manufacturing specifications, and could cause engine failure and vehicle stalling.

  Published 2025-07-30. Year range on the notice: 2020 - 2022. Matched to 70 of the 142 grades listed here. REC-006395 on the government register

  A damaged engine may result in the vehicle stalling and/or engine oil leaking, increasing the risk of an accident or vehicle fire causing injury or death to vehicle occupants and other road users.

• The Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU), responsible for the Anti-lock Braking System, Electronic Stability Control System and Traction Control System, can remain live even when the vehicle is switched off.

  Published 2024-10-09. Year range on the notice: 2009 - 2013. Matched to 14 of the 142 grades listed here. REC-006105 on the government register

  If an electrical short circuit occurs, this could result in an engine compartment fire when the key is switched off and the vehicle is parked. A vehicle fire could increase the risk injury or death to vehicle occupants or bystanders and/or damage to property.

• If the subject vehicles are continuously operated without inspection, the engine may exhibit abnormal noise and potentially seize.

  Published 2023-08-02. Year range on the notice: 2011 - 2015. Matched to 16 of the 142 grades listed here. REC-005724 on the government register

  A sudden loss of motive power whilst driving and/or a vehicle fire could increase the potential risk of an accident, causing serious injury or death to vehicle occupants, other road users, bystander and/or damage to property.

• The label with the required safety information and instructions may not have been affixed to the vehicle jack as required.

  Published 2022-07-18. Year range on the notice: 2022. Matched to 44 of the 142 grades listed here. REC-005472 on the government register

  If the vehicle jack is used inappropriately, the raised vehicle may fall. This would increase the risk of serious injury or death to anyone under or near the vehicle. The supplied jack may not be compliant with the mandatory standard for vehicle jacks, AS/NZS 2693:2007.

• Due to a manufacturing issue, the Airbag Control Unit (ACU) cover and the Electronically Erasable Programming Read-Only Memory (EEPROM) chip may have been produced with insufficient clearance.

  Published 2022-03-01. Year range on the notice: 2016 - 2018. Matched to 14 of the 142 grades listed here. REC-005069 on the government register

  In the event of an accident an airbag not deploying as intended could increase the risk of injury or death to vehicle occupants and other road users.

• The automatic transmission fluid cooler hose may have been improperly cured during the manufacturing process, thereby increasing the possibility of transmission fluid leaking from the hose.

  Published 2016-03-31. Year range on the notice: 2010. Matched to 7 of the 142 grades listed here. REC-000780 on the government register

  Leaking transmission fluid may result in the illumination of the Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) and/or abnormal transmission shifting. Depending upon the amount of transmission fluid lost, reduced vehicle mobility may occur, increasing the risk of an accident.

Size, capacity and weights across the grades

Not yet on file for any grade on this page: kerb weight. Those read “No data” until we read them off a source document, rather than a guessed figure.