Kia PICANTO - 2017
123.9 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2017 is 137.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Kia PICANTO, model year 2017.
Sample size: 13,458 cars, 27,834 tests and 34,476 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: 13,458 cars
The 2017 KIA Picanto shows a lower overall defect rate, with 124 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the yearly average of 134 defects per 100 vehicles, representing a 7% improvement. While there is a noticeable increase in defects with mileage, the Picanto performs particularly well in categories such as Steering, Lights & Electrics, and Body/Structure, where it has significantly fewer defects compared to the average. However, it does have a higher rate of issues in the Equipment category, which stands out as a concern. Overall, the Picanto demonstrates reliable performance in key areas but faces challenges with specific equipment-related defects.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 13,458 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 7.7% worse
78.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 72.5 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Steering
▲ 73.2% better
1.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.6 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Excessive wear or play in a universal joint or a flexible coupling excessively deteriorated
- 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
▼ 15.9% worse
16.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 100 tests
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing 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
Lights & Electrics
▲ 52.5% better
9.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.4 / 100 tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- 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
- A battery insecure: but not likely to fall from carrier
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 9.2% better
130.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 143.1 / 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
▲ 64.3% better
2.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Fuel tank, pipe or hose: insecure
- Fuel tank, pipe or hose: insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
Equipment
▼ 129.6% worse
6.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Seat belt retractor not functioning as intended
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▲ 67.8% better
2.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.0 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- 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: 7,328
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,015
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,164
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,513
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,537
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,239
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 798
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 738
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 580
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 529
Serious faults (Top 10)
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 738
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 580
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 525
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 467
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 462
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 439
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 427
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 354
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 255
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: 230