# Kia Picanto MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Kia Picanto passes its MOT first time 71% of the time, from 190,252 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 71%
- MOT tests analysed: 190,252 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Brakes
- Licensed in Great Britain: 219,477 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | Petrol | 11 (very few mots) | 91% |
| 2023 | Petrol | 735 | 91% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 10,288 | 88% |
| 2022 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2022 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 10,857 | 86% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 8,893 | 86% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 17,560 | 84% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 16,357 | 83% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 13,258 | 80% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 12,521 | 75% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 13,592 | 74% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 14,384 | 70% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 12,551 | 64% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 12,838 | 60% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 5 (very few mots) | 60% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 10,161 | 57% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2011 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 12,261 | 56% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 3 (very few mots) | 33% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 11,747 | 54% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 4 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 2,815 | 52% |
| 2008 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 2,223 | 51% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 3,086 | 48% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 2,758 | 49% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 1,336 | 50% |

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