Kia Picanto GT-Line Isg: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Kia Picanto GT-Line Isg passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 13.9 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 607 individual Kia Picanto GT-Line Isg tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 90.6% first-time pass rate means roughly 9 in every 100 Kia Picanto GT-Line Isgs presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Kia Picanto GT-Line Isg tested had covered 17,876 miles and was built around 2021.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Kia Picanto GT-Line Isg bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a Kia Picanto GT-Line Isg

1. A tyre seriously damaged, 6.8% of tests (3.4x the national rate for this defect)
2. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.1% of tests
3. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.8% of tests
4. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.4% of tests
5. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.4% of tests
6. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.3% of tests
7. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.3% of tests
8. A reversing lamp inoperative, 0.1% of tests (1.34x the national rate for this defect)
9. An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.1% of tests
10. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.1% of tests

From 906 DVSA-tracked Kia Picanto GT-Line Isg tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 8.29% of these flagged Kia Picanto GT-Line Isg defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Other Kia models

• Kia Sportage - 79.4%
• Kia Picanto - 75.7%
• Kia Ceed - 71.6%
• Kia Rio - 74.3%
• Kia Niro - 90.3%
• Kia Venga - 78.4%
• Kia Sorento - 72.6%
• Kia Soul - 73.7%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Audi A3 S Line Edition 1 35 Tfsi - 90.6%
• Tesla Model Y Rwd - 90.6%
• Kia Sportage 3 Isg 4x4 - 90.6%
• Volkswagen Caddy C20 Commerce Pro Tdi - 90.6%
• Audi Q3 S Line Vor 40 Tfsi Quat S-A - 90.6%
• Volvo Xc40 - 90.5%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences

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