Kia PICANTO - 2015
166.1 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2015 is 174.5 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Kia PICANTO, model year 2015.
Sample size: 13,787 cars, 29,641 tests and 49,241 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 13,787 cars
The 2015 KIA Picanto has an overall defect rate of 166 per 100, which is slightly lower than the average for cars of the same year at 170 per 100, showing a 2.6% improvement. However, the Picanto exhibits significantly higher issues with brakes and equipment compared to the average, with brake defects at 141 per 100 against 84 for the average car. On the positive side, it performs better in categories such as steering, lights and electrics, and body/structure, with defects well below the average. Notably, as the mileage increases, the number of defects also rises, particularly in the 124,000+ miles category, where the Picanto shows a marked increase in issues.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 13,787 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 66.5% worse
141.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 84.7 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 79.8% better
2.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.9 / 100 tests
- 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
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Excessive wear or play in a universal joint or a flexible coupling excessively deteriorated
Visibility
▼ 11.8% worse
18.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.1 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
Lights & Electrics
▲ 57.1% better
13.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.0 / 100 tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in 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
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- A battery insecure: but not likely to fall from carrier
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 21.4% better
140.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 178.3 / 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 pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 61.5% better
4.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.7 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
- 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
▼ 105.0% worse
8.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.0 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
Other
▲ 62.1% better
5.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,040
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,026
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,016
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,000
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,262
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,068
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,396
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,379
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,091
Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 944
Serious faults (Top 10)
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,091
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 872
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: 858
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 610
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 597
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 575
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 574
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 517
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 462
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 427