MOT fail rates by first-use year

2019 Kia Picanto MOT fail rate and common faults

How Kia Picanto cars first used in 2019 did at their MOTs from 2022 to 2025, against all cars of the same age. From 70,556 DVSA MOT tests of these cars. First use is usually the date the car was first registered.

MOT data updated 28 September 2026

At 6 years, tested in 2025

MOT fail rate at age 6 (n=17,622)15.8%

All cars at 6 years (n=10,382,720)17.8%

Difference−2.0 pts

MOT tests of 2019 cars, 2022 to 202570,556

What stands out

In 2025, at 6 years old, Kia Picanto cars first used in 2019 failed 15.8% of MOTs (17,622 tests), 2.0 points below the 17.8% for all cars that age.
From 2022 to 2025, as these cars went from 3 to 6 years old, the fail rate moved from 10.7% to 15.8%.
Kia Picanto cars first used a year earlier, in 2018, failed 16.6% at the same age of 6 years (16,399 tests, in 2024).
The most common fail item that is not a wear item, for the Kia Picanto at 6 years, is pipe: insecure, at 0.9 per 100 MOTs (all cars: 0.0).

MOT fail rate by test year

Kia Picanto cars first used in 2019: share of MOT tests that failed, by test year, against all cars of the same age. Years with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
Test year	Age	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars	Difference
2022	3 years	10.7%	17,734	12.1%	−1.4 pts
2023	4 years	13.4%	17,583	13.4%	+0.1 pts
2024	5 years	15.4%	17,617	15.3%	+0.1 pts
2025	6 years	15.8%	17,622	17.8%	−2.0 pts

Most common faults at 6 years

These figures cover all Kia Picanto MOTs at 6 years: cars first used 2016 to 2019, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=60,091). The list uses every first-use year so it has enough tests. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

MOT fail items

Fail item	Per 100 MOTs	All cars
Wipers not clearing screen Wear	3.3	1.8
Daytime running lamps: not working Wear	1.7	0.1
Tyre condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Wear	1.5	1.4
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Wear	1.3	0.9
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Wear	1.2	1.9
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Wear	1.1	2.0
Tyre condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Wear	0.9	0.4
Pipe: insecure	0.9	0.0
Suspension ball joint worn	0.8	0.4
Washers: not working Wear	0.8	0.4

Per 100 of the MOTs above (n=60,091). A test with two items counts once for each.

Advisories

Advisory	Per 100 MOTs	All cars
Tyre condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Wear	16.3	9.2
Tyre tread close to the legal limit or worn on the edge Wear	10.0	14.3
Brake pads wearing thin Wear	6.7	9.3
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	4.1	7.3
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively	2.2	2.5
Tyre condition: has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords Wear	1.8	1.6
Track rod end ball joint: slight play	1.5	0.3
Suspension pin or bush worn, without excessive movement	1.5	2.1
Wipers: blade defective Wear	1.4	1.1
Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre	1.4	2.0

Per 100 of the MOTs above (n=60,091). A test with two items counts once for each.

Fuel type at 6 years

These figures cover all Kia Picanto MOTs at 6 years: cars first used 2016 to 2019, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=60,091). Each fuel is set against all cars of the same fuel and age. Fuels with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.

Fuel	Share of tests	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars, same fuel	Median mileage
Petrol	100.0%	17.3%	60,091	16.9%	27,585 miles

Fail rate by mileage at 6 years

These figures cover all Kia Picanto MOTs at 6 years: cars first used 2016 to 2019, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=60,091). At 6 years, Kia Picanto cars at 60,000 to 90,000 miles failed more often (29.6%, n=2,976) than those at under 30,000 miles (13.1%, n=33,574). Bands with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.

Mileage at test	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
Under 30,000 miles	13.1%	33,574	11.9%
30,000 to 60,000 miles	21.8%	22,959	17.6%
60,000 to 90,000 miles	29.6%	2,976	22.2%

Car tax rules for a 2019 car

Cars first registered from 1 April 2017 pay a first-year rate set by CO2 emissions, then the standard rate each year. A petrol, diesel or hybrid car with a list price over £40,000 also pays the expensive car supplement for five years, from the second tax payment.

These are the rules, not the amount for a specific car. Car tax check

ULEZ and clean air zones

Petrol cars first registered from 2006 usually meet Euro 4, the petrol standard for the London ULEZ, so they usually do not pay the daily charge.
The clean air zones in Birmingham and Bristol use the same Euro 4 petrol and Euro 6 diesel standards. The low emission zones in Scotland use them too, but enforce them with fines, not a daily charge.

The Euro standard of the car decides, not the year alone. ULEZ checker

Other years of the Kia Picanto

2018 Kia Picanto 2020 Kia Picanto

Other Kia models first used in 2019

Model	Age at test	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
Kia Sportage (2019)	6 years in 2025	16.5%	33,105	17.8%
Kia Niro (2019)	6 years in 2025	13.6%	10,664	17.8%
Kia Ceed (2019)	6 years in 2025	16.9%	10,006	17.8%
Kia Stonic (2019)	6 years in 2025	13.8%	8,224	17.8%
Kia Rio (2019)	6 years in 2025	16.0%	4,860	17.8%
Kia Sorento (2019)	6 years in 2025	18.0%	2,763	17.8%
Kia Venga (2019)	6 years in 2025	11.2%	2,646	17.8%
Kia Optima (2019)	6 years in 2025	19.3%	1,684	17.8%

More on the Kia Picanto

Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025. MOT data updated 28 September 2026.

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Car tax and clean air zone rules are summarised from GOV.UK and Transport for London guidance. They are general rules and are not drawn from the MOT data.