Kia Ceed JD bulb types

Dipped: H7 · Main: H7 · Indicators: PY21W · Brake/tail: P21/5W

2012–2018. UK specification. Halogen base spec unless a row says otherwise — cars with factory xenon or LED headlamps use sealed units for those positions.

Kia Ceed JD

2012–2018 · bulbsAll 10 verified

Dip beam (low)H7VerifiedHalogen H7 (autodoc, agmvision, DE headlamp listing agree). Xenon/HID trims use D1S. Facelift 2015 unchanged.
Main beam (high)H7VerifiedAutodoc H1/H4/HB3 listings are cross-variant noise. Dip is H7 too (projector on GT/GT-Line trims); AFLS xenon variants D1S.
Front fogH8VerifiedHandbook: front fog H8 35W. Resolves H8 vs HB4 for UK - HB4 discarded (US/older-model noise). Fitted on trims with fog lamps (2/3/4, GT).
Sidelight / DRLW5WVerifiedHandbook: position lamps W5W 5W (or LED). UK cars have LED DRLs standard on all trims, non-replaceable; handbook also lists a P21/5W bulb-type DRL for non-LED EU variants.
Front indicatorPY21WVerifiedAmber bayonet BAU15s (UK 581). autodoc and agmvision agree.
Rear indicatorPY21WVerifiedBayonet PY21W, not WY21W wedge; autodoc JD indicator page lists only PY21W (and WY5W repeater), agmvision agrees. UK 581.
Brake / tailP21/5WVerifiedHandbook: stop and tail P21/5W 21/5W, or LED tail lamps on higher trims (non-replaceable). Autodoc W21/5W, PR21/5W, P27/7W entries are cross-variant/US noise - discard.
ReverseW16WVerifiedHandbook: back-up lamp W16W 16W (wedge, UK 921).
Rear fogP21WVerifiedHandbook: rear fog P21W 21W (UK 382), bumper-mounted.
Number plateW5WVerifiedHandbook: licence plate lamp 5W wedge W5W (UK 501). Mk1 cee'd ED used C5W festoon - do not carry over. Some later JD/GT variants have LED units.

Sources · last checked 5 Sept 2026

Two independent sources agree: autodoc.co.uk cee'd JD headlight bulbs; agmvision.com Ceed JD LED list; ebay.de Ceed 2015-18 headlamp (H7) (Dip beam (low))
Two independent sources agree: manualslib Kia Ceed JD handbook bulb wattage p.523; agmvision cee'd JD bulb list (Main beam (high), Front fog, Sidelight / DRL, Brake / tail, Reverse, Rear fog, Number plate)
Two independent sources agree: autodoc.co.uk cee'd JD indicator bulbs; agmvision.com Ceed JD LED list (Front indicator, Rear indicator)

Checked by FitsMyCar against the sources above · how we check

Kia's handbooks ↗

Can you fit LED bulbs to the Ceed JD?

Most trims of this car have halogen headlamps. In the UK, a halogen headlamp unit on a car first used on or after 1 April 1986 must not be converted to LED or HID bulbs: the MOT inspection manual (§4.1.4) treats a converted unit as a fail, however bright or well aimed it is. “Retrofit LED H7” bulbs sold for these cars are for off-road use. Halogen upgrade bulbs (+150% and similar) are legal because the unit is unchanged. Sidelights, indicators and number-plate LEDs are a separate question — E-marked LED versions of those are road legal.

Source: MOT inspection manual, section 4 — lamps ↗. Headlamp technology recorded as halogen on most trims, xenon or LED on some — how we check.

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