Kia Picanto MOT pass rate, common failures and mileage
In 2023, 76.9% of 179,881 MOT tests on the Kia Picanto ended in a pass, about the same as the 76.5% average for all cars. Comparing like for like at ages 3 to 10, it passed 83.4% against 82.0%, ranking 61st of 148 models.
Pass rate and mileage by age
Each row covers the Kia Picanto MOT tests at that age. Mileage shows the median and the middle half of odometer readings, from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
| Age | Pass rate | Mileage |
|---|---|---|
| 27,293 tests | 93.9% | 13,000 · 9k to 19k |
| 314,377 tests | 92.1% | 17,000 · 9k to 23k |
| 416,598 tests | 90.5% | 21,000 · 15k to 31k |
| 513,039 tests | 88.4% | 27,000 · 17k to 37k |
| 613,016 tests | 83.6% | 31,000 · 21k to 43k |
| 712,890 tests | 82.4% | 35,000 · 23k to 51k |
| 813,962 tests | 80.6% | 41,000 · 27k to 57k |
| 913,553 tests | 76.2% | 47,000 · 33k to 65k |
| 1012,923 tests | 71.7% | 53,000 · 37k to 71k |
| 1112,162 tests | 67.7% | 59,000 · 41k to 77k |
| 1211,233 tests | 65.7% | 59,000 · 41k to 79k |
| 1315,646 tests | 63.5% | 59,000 · 41k to 81k |
| 147,150 tests | 61.7% | 63,000 · 43k to 85k |
| 153,310 tests | 61.5% | 67,000 · 49k to 87k |
| 163,921 tests | 57.5% | 69,000 · 53k to 89k |
| 174,735 tests | 57.7% | 71,000 · 53k to 91k |
| 183,468 tests | 59.1% | 71,000 · 53k to 93k |
| 19567 tests | 59.4% | 73,000 · 53k to 95k |
Most common MOT failures and advisories
How often each item came up, per 100 MOT tests on the Kia Picanto. Advisories are things the tester noted that did not fail the car, often wear that will need attention soon. Follow an item to see what it means and how serious it is.
Failures
Advisories and minor defects
What to check on a used Picanto
The parts that come up most often in Kia Picanto MOTs, and how to look at them on a viewing.
- Brake pipes and hosesLook underneath at the metal brake pipes for heavy rust, and at the rubber hoses for cracks or bulges.
- Brake discs and padsAsk when the discs and pads were last replaced, and look through the wheel for a raised lip on the edge of the disc.
- Oil leaksLook under the engine and gearbox, and at the ground where the car was parked, for fresh oil.
- BrakingOn the test drive, brake firmly on a straight road: the car should stop straight without pulling, and the handbrake should hold it on a slope.
- LightsWalk round with every light on, and ask someone to press the brake pedal so you can see both brake lights.
Check a specific Picanto
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Other Kia models
Overall MOT pass rate in 2023. Compare all Kia models or see every make.
How these figures are made. We counted every initial MOT test (not retests) of cars and light vans in Great Britain in 2023 from the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 33,842,940 tests in all. Pass rate is the share of initial tests that ended in a pass, counting faults fixed during the test. Age is whole years from first registration to the test, so a car having its first MOT a few weeks early counts as 2.
Like-for-like pass rates average each model's pass rate at ages 3 to 10 with the same age mix for every model, so a model is not flattered by a young fleet or penalised by an old one. Models are grouped by the first word of the DVSA model name, and names that cover several models are left out.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RegTail's analysis of the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 2023 tests.