Kia PICANTO - 2013
227.9 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2013 is 221.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Kia PICANTO, model year 2013.
Sample size: 12,823 cars, 29,485 tests and 67,195 recorded faults.
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Total: 12,823 cars
The 2013 KIA Picanto exhibits a slightly higher overall defect rate than the average car of the same year, with 228 defects per 100 vehicles compared to 219. The model shows a significant increase in defect rates as mileage increases, particularly in the highest range of over 124,000 miles. Notably, the Picanto performs exceptionally well in steering, body structure, and other categories, with defects considerably lower than the average. However, it struggles with brakes and equipment, showing a markedly higher defect rate in these areas compared to the average.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 12,823 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 71.5% worse
168.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 98.4 / 100 tests
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▲ 73.6% better
3.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.9 / 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
▼ 1.7% worse
18.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 18.0 / 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
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
Lights & Electrics
▲ 5.6% better
47.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.1 / 100 tests
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- 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
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 19.7% better
176.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 219.6 / 100 tests
- 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
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
Body/Structure
▲ 42.5% better
11.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.0 / 100 tests
- 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
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▼ 244.2% worse
17.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.2 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt:
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 37.8% better
12.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.6 / 100 tests
- 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
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified 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: 7,109
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,523
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,947
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,434
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,202
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,627
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: 1,771
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,714
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,497
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,483
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,483
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,218
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,208
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 955
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 939
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: 919
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 578
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 558
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 547
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 496