Kia PICANTO - 2020
86.2 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2020 is 91.3 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Kia PICANTO, model year 2020.
Sample size: 9,095 cars, 18,156 tests and 15,646 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: 9,095 cars
The 2020 KIA Picanto has an overall defect rate of 86 per 100 vehicles, which is slightly better than the average of 90 per 100 vehicles for the same year. It shows particularly strong performance in categories like brakes, lights, and body structure, with defect rates significantly lower than the average. However, the model does have notable weaknesses in steering, visibility, and suspension, where its defect rates are higher than average. Additionally, the data indicates an upward trend in defects as mileage increases, especially in the higher mileage categories. Overall, while the Picanto excels in several key areas, it also faces challenges that should be monitored.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 9,095 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 60.6% better
20.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.8 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▼ 86.7% worse
2.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering linkage retaining or locking device missing or ineffective
- Excessive wear or play in a universal joint or a flexible coupling excessively deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering linkage component: with an unsafe modification
Visibility
▼ 24.8% worse
17.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.1 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- 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
Lights & Electrics
▲ 36.6% better
7.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- 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 2 or more lamps or light sources
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 24.3% worse
121.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 97.5 / 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 tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
- 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
▲ 75.0% better
0.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.4 / 100 tests
- Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
- Fuel tank, pipe or hose: insecure
- Fuel tank, pipe or hose: insecure
- Fuel pipe or hose: chafing
- Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
Equipment
▼ 53.3% worse
2.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 81.1% better
0.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.7 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- 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
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: 4,853
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,480
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,643
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 822
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 555
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 540
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 453
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
PRS
Occurrences: 411
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 405
Wiper blade: defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 365
Serious faults (Top 10)
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 555
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 405
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 353
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 179
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 144
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 109
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 98
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 84
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 34
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 32