Kia Proceed: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Kia Proceed fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 14.6 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 1,531 individual Kia Proceed tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 62.1% first-time pass rate means roughly 38 in every 100 Kia Proceeds presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is worse than average, so budget for remedial work and treat a fresh 12-month MOT as a genuine selling point rather than a given. The average Kia Proceed tested had covered 95,132 miles and was built around 2011.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Kia Proceed sits 14.6 points below the national average, ranked 1,914 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, assume the mechanical side needs more than the visible accident damage, and pad your repair estimate accordingly.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Kia Proceed rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see recorded closing bids for damaged Kia Proceeds at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Kia Proceed

1. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 6.2% of tests (4.76x the national rate for this defect)
2. Parking brake inoperative on one side, 2.7% of tests (4.49x the national rate for this defect)
3. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 5.7% of tests (4.37x the national rate for this defect)
4. Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 4.6% of tests (3.41x the national rate for this defect)
5. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 3.5% of tests (3.4x the national rate for this defect)
6. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 3.9% of tests (3.2x the national rate for this defect)
7. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 4.9% of tests (2.91x the national rate for this defect)
8. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 5.3% of tests (2.88x the national rate for this defect)
9. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 6.4% of tests (2.87x the national rate for this defect)
10. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 13.2% of tests (2.63x the national rate for this defect)

From 1,531 DVSA-tracked Kia Proceed tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.42% of these flagged Kia Proceed defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Kia Proceed

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Kia Proceed before it actually fails on it.

1. Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is excessive, 2.4% of tests (12.68x the national rate for this advisory)
2. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 5.9% of tests (4.46x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
3. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 3.1% of tests (3.62x the national rate for this advisory)
4. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 7.2% of tests (3.6x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
5. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 15.7% of tests (3.33x the national rate for this advisory)
6. A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded, 17% of tests (3.28x the national rate for this advisory)
7. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 39.5% of tests (2.95x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
8. Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements, 2.6% of tests (1.91x the national rate for this advisory)
9. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 4.8% of tests (1.82x the national rate for this advisory)
10. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 22.2% of tests (1.81x the national rate for this advisory)

From 1,531 DVSA-tracked Kia Proceed tests, 2024.

Kia Proceed pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Kia Proceed year:

• 2009 Kia Proceed - 61.1% first-time pass, 203 tests
• 2010 Kia Proceed - 56.2% first-time pass, 338 tests
• 2011 Kia Proceed - 57.5% first-time pass, 266 tests
• 2013 Kia Proceed - 68% first-time pass, 259 tests
• 2014 Kia Proceed - 75.3% first-time pass, 227 tests

Kia Proceed by fuel type

The Kia Proceed's two most-tested fuel types split by 4.8 points: diesel passes first time 60.3% of the time (764 tests) against 65.1% for petrol (753 tests).

• Diesel Kia Proceed - 60.3% first-time pass, 764 tests
• Petrol Kia Proceed - 65.1% first-time pass, 753 tests

Other Kia models

• Kia Sportage - 79.4%
• Kia Picanto - 75.7%
• Kia Ceed - 71.6%
• Kia Rio - 74.3%
• Kia Niro - 90.3%
• Kia Venga - 78.4%
• Kia Sorento - 72.6%
• Kia Soul - 73.7%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Hyundai Getz - 62.1%
• Fiat Grande Punto - 62.1%
• Rover 45 - 62.1%
• Mercedes-Benz Clc - 62%
• Peugeot 106 - 62%
• Jeep Cherokee Limited Crd A - 62%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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