Kia Picanto Titanium Edition: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Kia Picanto Titanium Edition passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 15.3 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 614 individual Kia Picanto Titanium Edition tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 92% first-time pass rate means roughly 8 in every 100 Kia Picanto Titanium Editions 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 Titanium Edition tested had covered 22,746 miles and was built around 2019.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Kia Picanto Titanium Edition sits 15.3 points above the national average, ranked 402 of 2,005 models. On one bought as 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 Titanium Edition

1. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.8% of tests
2. Fuel tank, pipe or hose insecure, 1.6% of tests (91.85x the national rate for this defect)
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.8% of tests
4. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.7% of tests
5. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.5% of tests
6. A tyre seriously damaged, 0.5% of tests
7. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 0.5% of tests
8. A wheel with a loose or missing wheel nut, bolt or stud, 0.5% of tests (1.58x the national rate for this defect)
9. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 0.5% of tests
10. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.5% of tests

From 614 DVSA-tracked Kia Picanto Titanium Edition tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 2.1% of these flagged Kia Picanto Titanium Edition defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Kia Picanto Titanium Edition

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Kia Picanto Titanium Edition before it actually fails on it.

1. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 4.6% of tests (3.42x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 21.5% of tests, also fails
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 9.3% of tests, also fails
4. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 7.5% of tests, also fails
5. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 5.2% of tests
6. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 5% of tests, also fails
7. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 1% of tests
8. A seat belt webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened, 0.8% of tests (2.12x the national rate for this advisory)
9. Brake pipe inadequately clipped or supported, 0.7% of tests (43.36x the national rate for this advisory)
10. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 0.3% of tests

From 614 DVSA-tracked Kia Picanto Titanium Edition tests, 2024.

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%

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• Mitsubishi Outlander Exceed Phev Cvt - 92%
• Hyundai Kona N Line T-Gdi Mhev - 92%
• Land Rover R Rover Velar Rdyn Hse Dmhev A - 92%
• Volvo Xc60 Momentum B5 Mhev Awd Auto - 92%
• BMW X3 Xdrive30d M Sport Mhev Auto - 92%
• Audi Q2 - 91.9%

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
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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