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2021 Kia Picanto: MOT pass rate and common faults

10,857 initial MOT tests in 2025 on cars first used in 2021 · DVSA data · For guidance only · How we count

86.1%passed first time

Share of initial MOT tests passed with no repairs. Repairs made at the test centre count as a fail. 95% range 85.5% to 86.8% (±0.7 points).

That is 1.1 points below the average for all vehicles first used in 2021 (87.2%). These cars were about 4 years old at the test.

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Failure areas compared with all 2021 vehicles

Compared with all vehicles first used in 2021, failures are more common in windscreen, wipers, mirrors (1.7×) and lights and electrics (1.2×). Other differences are within the margin of error.

Failed tests with a fault in each area, per 100 tests. The right-hand column shows how many times as often as all vehicles first used in 2021.

  1. Windscreen, wipers, mirrors5.6 in 100 tests1.7× compared with 3.3 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2021
  2. Tyres5.2 in 100 tests1.1× compared with 4.8 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2021
  3. Lights and electrics3.3 in 100 tests1.2× compared with 2.6 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2021
  4. Brakes0.9 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2021
  5. Suspension0.5 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2021

All vehicles first used in 2021: the 221 models in our data, 1,754,969 tests (95.9% of all 1,830,830 tests on vehicles first used in 2021). Areas with fewer than 50 failures in a model aren't published, so an area is only compared when that leaves the all-vehicles figure at most 10% short; otherwise it shows –.

Typical mileage at test18,900

Median odometer reading at the 2025 MOT test, in miles. Half had more and half had less.

What MOT data can't tell you about any 2021 Kia Picanto

Outstanding finance, write-offs, theft and plate changes aren't in MOT records. For a particular car, you need a history check.

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