What are the most common problems with a Kia Proceed GT-Line?

At MOT, brake discs and suspension arm bushes and joints are flagged more often than on other cars the same age.

What should I ask the seller before buying a used Kia Proceed GT-Line?

Any recent work on the brake discs? (Flagged at MOT 2.5× as often on the Kia Proceed GT-Line as on other cars the same age.) Any recent work on the suspension arm bushes and joints? (Flagged at MOT 9.2× as often on the Kia Proceed GT-Line as on other cars the same age.) Can I see the service history and receipts for any big jobs?

Used car guide · 2019–2023

Kia Proceed GT-Line common problems and MOT failures

What goes wrong on a used Kia Proceed GT-Line, year by year: known faults from UK buying guides, the parts flagged at MOT more than on other cars (from 5,008 MOTs done during 2025), and what to check before you buy one.

5,008MOTs done in 2025, all years of this model

2022best year at its MOT

Pick the year

Most years have their own guide. The year is when the car was first registered (it’s on the logbook, or check the reg below).

2023 2022 2021 2020 2019

What usually goes wrong with a Kia Proceed GT-Line?

We haven’t found widely reported faults for the Kia Proceed GT-Line in the UK buying guides we use yet. That doesn’t mean it has none, so check the car carefully and look at the MOT weak spots below.

Common Kia Proceed GT-Line MOT failures to check

Parts flagged at MOT well above the usual rate for cars the same age, in more than one year. From the DVSA’s results for every MOT done in Great Britain during 2025.

Brake discs
up to 2.5× usual

Stands out on cars registered in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.

Rough price £150–£350 our estimate

At the viewing: Look through the wheel at the brake disc: a deep lip at the edge or heavy scoring means they're worn. Feel for judder when braking.
Suspension arm bushes and joints
up to 9.2× usual

Stands out on cars registered in 2020, 2021 and 2022.

Rough price £120–£180 (one arm) ClickMechanic

At the viewing: Listen for clunks over bumps and feel for the steering wandering. Worn arm bushes show as cracked rubber near the wheels.

Kia Proceed GT-Line MOT pass rate by year

Of the years since 2005 with plenty of MOT tests, the 2022 Kia Proceed GT-Line did best (89% passed first time, 0 points above all 2022 cars) and the 2021 did worst (83%, 4 points below all 2021 cars). Older cars fail more, so compare each year with all cars registered the same year.

Year	Pass first time	All cars that year	MOT tests
2023	89%	92% -3	127 (small sample)
2022	89%	89% +0	1,498
2021	83%	87% -4	1,124
2020	82%	86% -4	780
2019	83%	84% -1	1,479

Questions to ask the seller before buying a Kia Proceed GT-Line

Ask before you travel to see it. A seller who knows the car will have answers, and receipts.

Any recent work on the brake discs? (Flagged at MOT 2.5× as often on the Kia Proceed GT-Line as on other cars the same age.)
Any recent work on the suspension arm bushes and joints? (Flagged at MOT 9.2× as often on the Kia Proceed GT-Line as on other cars the same age.)
Can I see the service history and receipts for any big jobs?

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Where this comes from: MOT figures are the DVSA’s anonymised results for every MOT test done in Great Britain during 2025, grouped by the year each car was first registered. How many are on the road is from the Department for Transport’s vehicle licensing statistics. Known faults are from UK buying guides, in our own words, with links. How we score