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Kia Ceed OBD port location

Three generations, 2006–2024. Pick yours.

2018–2024

CD

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Location

Driver's side lower dashboard, under the steering column. On RHD (UK) vehicles: below and to the right of the steering column, behind the lower trim panel above the fuse box. Remove the lower plastic fuse box cover to access the 16-pin OBD2 connector. No special adapter required.

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2012–2018

JD (MK2)

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Location

Under the steering wheel on the left side, behind a removable plastic fuse box cover. Remove the plastic cover panel to expose the 16-pin OBD-II socket.

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OBD port location in a Kia Ceed ED

ED 2006–2012

RHD (UK): driver's footwell on the right of the steering column, at the lower outboard corner of the crash pad where the plastic knee panel ends, immediately beside the accelerator pedal — the panel directly in front of your right shin carries an 'OBD' moulding. The 16-pin D-shaped connector is exposed with no cover or trim to remove, but it sits far enough back and low enough that you have to open the driver's door fully and kneel beside the car to get a lead on it squarely. LHD: mirrored — lower dash to the left of the steering column, above the pedals next to the clutch. Same position on every ED trim and across all three bodies (five-door hatch, SW estate, pro_cee'd three-door). Do not be caught out by the 20-pin Kia-specific diagnostic connector in the engine bay behind the fuse box — that is a different socket and will not take a 16-pin lead.

Questions

Kia Ceed OBD questions

CD (2018–2024): Driver's side lower dashboard, under the steering column. JD (2012–2018): Under the steering wheel on the left side, behind a removable plastic fuse box cover. ED (2006–2012): RHD (UK): driver's footwell on the right of the steering column, at the lower outboard corner of the crash pad where the plastic knee panel ends, immediately beside the accelerator pedal — the panel directly in front of your right shin carries an 'OBD' moulding.

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