Kia PICANTO - 2012
252.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2012 is 249.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Kia PICANTO, model year 2012.
Sample size: 13,236 cars, 31,269 tests and 78,998 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 13,236 cars
The 2012 KIA Picanto has an overall defect rate of 253 per 100 vehicles, slightly above the average of 246 per 100, representing a 2.6% increase. While tyre wear is not specifically highlighted, the model shows notable strengths in steering, wheels, suspensions, and body structure, with defects significantly lower than average in these categories. Conversely, it struggles with brake issues, recording a defect rate of 181 per 100 compared to the average of 107, and has particularly high rates in equipment defects. Mileage trends indicate that defect rates increase with distance, especially beyond 124,000 miles, where the Picanto's rate climbs to 436 per 100.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 13,236 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 74.8% worse
181.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 103.8 / 100 tests
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▲ 59.1% better
5.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
Visibility
▼ 1.6% worse
19.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.2 / 100 tests
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 19.1% better
50.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.9 / 100 tests
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 21.7% better
191.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 244.4 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 41.2% better
15.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.2 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- 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: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▼ 290.3% worse
24.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 6.2 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 24.6% better
17.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.6 / 100 tests
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
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: 8,333
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 8,141
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,152
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,949
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,949
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,617
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 2,095
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,037
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,995
A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,724
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,705
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,309
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,206
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,185
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 940
Parking brake inoperative on one side, or in the case of testing on the road, the vehicle deviates excessively from a straight line
FAIL
Occurrences: 926
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 881
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 847
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 788
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 634