Kia PICANTO - 2008
344.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2008 is 340.8 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Kia PICANTO, model year 2008.
Sample size: 3,148 cars, 7,396 tests and 25,488 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 3,148 cars
The 2008 KIA Picanto exhibits an overall defect rate of 345 per 100 vehicles, which is slightly higher than the average for its year at 337 per 100 vehicles, indicating a 2.1% increase. Notably, the model shows a significant rise in defects as mileage increases, particularly in the 124,000+ miles category where it reaches 526 per 100 vehicles, surpassing the average. While the Picanto performs better in equipment-related issues, with a lower defect rate than average, it stands out negatively in steering and other categories, where defects are considerably higher than the year's average figures.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 3,148 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 20.7% worse
160.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 133.1 / 100 tests
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
Steering
▼ 111.7% worse
38.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 18.0 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 2.8% better
24.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.3 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▲ 18.5% better
75.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 92.2 / 100 tests
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- A battery insecure: but not likely to fall from carrier
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 12.0% better
273.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 310.3 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▼ 15.4% worse
59.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 51.3 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▲ 27.7% better
7.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 10.1 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- A seat belt:
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
Other
▼ 23.5% worse
50.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 41.2 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- An induction or exhaust leak that could affect emissions levels
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,220
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,719
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,686
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,222
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,207
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,026
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 898
A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 896
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 715
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 689
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 517
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 397
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 376
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 364
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 345
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 341
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 299
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 277
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 274
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 259