KIA Proceed MOT failures and reliability
In 2023 the KIA Proceed took 4,812 MOT tests in Britain and passed 75% of them first time, above the national average of 71% for all cars. The figures below come from the DVSA's record of every test, so they show what testers actually found on these cars rather than what owners report.
- MOT tests in 2023
- 4,812
- First-time pass rate
- 75%
- All cars
- 71%
What the Proceed fails on
Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against the figure for all cars.
- Lights and electrics9.2% (all cars 11.3%)
- Tyres7.3% (all cars 6.4%)
- Brakes6.5% (all cars 6.8%)
- Visibility6.1% (all cars 4.8%)
- Suspension5.0% (all cars 9.0%)
- Exhaust and emissions2.3% (all cars 3.1%)
- Steering2.2% (all cars 1.8%)
- Body and structure1.4% (all cars 3.5%)
Most common failure items
Share of tests on which each item was recorded.
- Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 3.5%
- Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 3.0%
- Position lamp: not working 2.2%
- Stop lamp: not working 2.2%
- Tyres, condition: has ply or cords exposed 1.9%
- Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 1.7%
- Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play 1.7%
- Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid 1.6%
Most common advisories
- Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 20.6%
- Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 11.1%
- Brake pads: wearing thin 8.3%
- Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 5.7%
- Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 5.6%
- Brake discs: worn, but not excessively 2.9%
- Service brake performance: binding but not excessively 2.7%
- Coil spring: corroded 2.6%
Pass rate by year of registration
Older cars fail more often whatever the model, so compare a car with others of the same age.
| First registered | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 393 | 51% |
| 2019 | 1,997 | 83% |
| 2020 | 1,020 | 85% |
Typical mileage by age
Average odometer reading at the MOT, by the car's age in years at the test.
| Age at test | Average mileage |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 30,436 miles |
| 4 years | 34,620 miles |
| 9 years | 69,950 miles |
| 10 years | 77,634 miles |
| 11 years | 91,450 miles |
| 12 years | 94,608 miles |
| 13 years | 99,162 miles |
| 14 years | 99,048 miles |
| 15 years | 107,880 miles |
Check a particular Proceed
Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.
Other KIA models
- KIA Sportage
- KIA Picanto
- KIA Ceed
- KIA RIO
- KIA Niro
- KIA Venga
- KIA Sorento
- KIA Soul
- KIA Stonic
- KIA Carens
- KIA Optima
- KIA Sedona
- KIA Xceed 3 ISG
- KIA Xceed 2 ISG
- KIA Stinger
Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.