Kia Picanto MOT pass rate and common failures

71% of Kia Picanto MOTs passed first time, about the same as 72% for all cars at the same ages.

71%passed first time (cars its age: 72%)
1.4mKia Picanto MOTs counted since May 2018
3,500typical miles a year at 10 years old

First-time pass rate by year registered

Each year's Kia Picantos against every car first registered the same year, at the same ages. Newer cars have only had their first few MOTs, so they look better. Years with fewer than 5,000 MOTs are left out.

Share of MOTs passed first time, by year first registered. All cars: every car first registered that year, at the same ages.
Registered	Picanto	All cars	MOTs
2023	89%	88%	7k
2022	88%	88%	19k
2021	87%	86%	32k
2020	87%	86%	35k
2019	86%	85%	86k
2018	86%	84%	97k
2017	84%	83%	94k
2016	80%	80%	100k
2015	80%	78%	116k
2014	76%	74%	123k
2013	70%	71%	109k
2012	65%	68%	112k
2011	61%	65%	91k
2010	59%	62%	113k
2009	57%	61%	115k
2008	57%	59%	30k
2007	54%	58%	29k
2006	50%	56%	46k
2005	50%	56%	43k
2004	51%	55%	24k

Compare two years of the Picanto, age for age.

First-time pass rate by age

Share of MOTs at each age that passed first time. Ages with fewer than 10,000 Kia Picanto MOTs are left out.

Commonest reasons for failure

Wiper does not clear the windscreenOther cars its age: 2.33.6
Parking brake efficiency too lowOther cars its age: 1.23.6
Position lamp not workingOther cars its age: 2.13.2
Tyre tread below the legal limitOther cars its age: 2.62.3
Parking brake inoperative on one sideOther cars its age: 0.52.2
Coil spring fractured or brokenOther cars its age: 2.41.7
Windscreen washer gives too little liquidOther cars its age: 1.31.7
Brake excessively bindingOther cars its age: 0.81.7

Out of every 100 Kia Picanto MOTs, against other cars at the same ages.

Where it comes up more than other cars its age

Tyre cracking or perishingAdvisory. Other cars its age: 6.811.5
Brake bindingAdvisory. Other cars its age: 1.33.3
Parking brake inoperative on one sideFail. Other cars its age: 0.52.2
Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirtFail. Other cars its age: 0.41.1
Tyre has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structureFail. Other cars its age: 0.51.0
Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movementAdvisory. Other cars its age: 0.31.0

Out of every 100 Kia Picanto MOTs. Only items noted well above other cars of the same ages.

Miles a year

Typical miles a year between one MOT and the next: 4,500 at 3 years old, 2,500 at 20. Rounded to the nearest 1,000.

Counted from DVSA records of 286,058,652 MOTs, 20 May 2018 to 18 October 2026. A test and its retests count as one MOT, and a fail put right at the test counts as a first-time fail, as the DVSA counts it. About Kia Picantos in general, not a prediction for any one car. Spotted a mistake? Email fuzzyreguk@gmail.com.

Check a Kia Picanto's MOT history

Every test and advisory, free, from the registration.