2008 Kia Picanto: MOT pass rate and reliability

59.8% of 2008 Kia Picantos pass the MOT first time, measured across 3,203 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 72,778 miles.

How the 2008 compares

  • Against all Kia Picantos (76.1%, 180,826 tests): -16.3 points
  • Against all 2008 cars (64.7%): -4.9 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Kia Picanto model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2008 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Kia Picanto:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2004 60.6% 1,724 76,639
2005 57% 3,467 74,901
2006 56.4% 3,909 72,519
2007 60.1% 2,692 71,202
2008 59.8% 3,203 72,778
2009 62.6% 12,703 66,268
2010 63.3% 12,969 66,480
2011 63.7% 10,557 66,429
2012 67.9% 13,208 64,705
2013 71.3% 12,794 58,216
2014 76.7% 14,555 52,391
2015 78.7% 13,691 46,628
2016 80.1% 12,646 41,087
2017 84.4% 13,307 36,459
2018 88.4% 16,349 31,357
2019 89.4% 16,293 25,491
2020 91.7% 7,908 21,257
2021 92.9% 8,482 17,094
2022 93.8% 352 19,497

What this means if you are buying a 2008 Picanto

The 2008 is a weaker year for this model, passing 16.3 points less often than the Kia Picanto average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2008 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What an 18-year-old car fails on

A 2008 car is 18 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is a shade above the middle of the range, still ordinary wear rather than a red flag, but worth checking against the service book for the car's age. On a 2008 Kia Picanto the average at test was 72,778 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 2022 at 93.8%, and the weakest in our data is 2006 at 56.4%. That 37.4 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2008 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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