Kia Picanto: reliability by registration year
2004-2023 · 20 registration years · 183,651 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every Picanto registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table. Years without their own report are listed here with the same figures.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 732 | 91.3% | 93.6% | |
| 2022 | 9,845 | 88.1% | 91.4% | Tyre condition (front) 32.5% |
| 2021 | 10,577 | 86.1% | 90.5% | Tyre condition (front) 25.1% |
| 2020 | 8,674 | 85.8% | 89.8% | Tyre condition (front) 22.5% |
| 2019 | 17,030 | 84.1% | 88.8% | Daytime running lights (front) 15.6% |
| 2018 | 15,887 | 82.5% | 87.4% | Daytime running lights (front) 14.0% |
| 2017 | 12,878 | 80.0% | 84.2% | Tyre condition (front) 10.3% |
| 2016 | 12,159 | 74.7% | 78.8% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 17.5% |
| about 2 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2016 Picanto: Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) (17.5%) · Suspension arm ball joint (front) (11.9%) · Tyre condition (front) (10.3%) | ||||
| 2015 | 13,160 | 73.7% | 78.2% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 20.7% |
| about 2 in every 100 better than the years either side. What most often failed a 2015 Picanto: Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) (20.7%) · Tyre condition (front) (9.3%) · Windscreen washers (7.5%) | ||||
| 2014 | 13,850 | 69.5% | 74.8% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 18.3% |
| 2013 | 12,004 | 63.8% | 70.9% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 19.9% |
| 2012 | 12,293 | 59.4% | 66.1% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 19.6% |
| 2011 | 9,733 | 56.7% | 64.3% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 21.4% |
| 2010 | 11,799 | 55.4% | 62.5% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 14.9% |
| 2009 | 11,352 | 53.6% | 61.0% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 17.9% |
| 2008 | 2,695 | 51.7% | 58.7% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 16.2% |
| 2007 | 2,119 | 50.0% | 57.6% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 25.3% |
| 2006 | 2,930 | 46.7% | 54.5% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 23.2% |
| 2005 | 2,649 | 48.4% | 55.9% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 24.4% |
| 2004 | 1,285 | 49.3% | 56.2% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 22.6% |