MOT comparison

Fiat Panda Mk2 vs Kia Picanto Mk1

How the Fiat Panda Mk2 (169) (2003–2011) and the Kia Picanto Mk1 (SA) (2004–2011) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Fiat Panda Mk2 (169)

984,184

MOT tests compared · built 2003–2011

Passes more often in 9 of 13 mileage bands

Kia Picanto Mk1 (SA)

1,128,191

MOT tests compared · built 2004–2011

Passes more often in 3 of 13 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

Share of MOTs passed first time, at the mileage recorded at the test.

Fiat Panda Mk2 Kia Picanto Mk1

Under 10,000 miles 91.6% vs 90.2%

37,969 and 50,348 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 82.2% vs 84.3%

105,276 and 134,489 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 75.0% vs 78.5%

130,611 and 163,378 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 69.8% vs 71.3%

130,578 and 158,666 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 64.7% vs 64.5%

121,003 and 143,333 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 60.5% vs 58.7%

107,488 and 124,627 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 56.8% vs 54.0%

92,306 and 102,998 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 53.5% vs 50.5%

75,617 and 81,449 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 51.4% vs 48.0%

58,705 and 60,811 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 49.5% vs 45.6%

43,158 and 42,347 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 47.0% vs 44.4%

57,103 and 49,744 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 46.2% vs 42.9%

19,158 and 13,065 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 43.6% vs 39.7%

5,212 and 2,936 MOTs

Parts that fail more often

Only differences that hold across at least half of the mileage bands we could compare, and that are far too large to be chance, are listed. How we decide

Fiat Panda Mk2 fails more often on

Shock absorbers

Fails about 11 times as often as the Kia Picanto Mk1: 5.0% of MOTs against 0.83%.

In 11 of 13 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks
Rear direction indicator

Fails over 20 times as often as the Kia Picanto Mk1: 2.4% of MOTs against 0.05%.

In 10 of 13 mileage bands · Lights & Signals
Front brake pad

Fails about 1.5 times as often as the Kia Picanto Mk1: 1.5% of MOTs against 0.81%.

In 10 of 13 mileage bands · Braking System

Kia Picanto Mk1 fails more often on

Rear coil spring

Fails about twice as often as the Fiat Panda Mk2: 1.8% of MOTs against 0.78%.

In 11 of 13 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks
Registration plate

Fails about 4 times as often as the Fiat Panda Mk2: 2.9% of MOTs against 0.72%.

In 10 of 13 mileage bands · Number Plates

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These are differences in real MOT results, not engineering verdicts. Owner mix differs between models (some are more often taxis, first cars or rural cars), which is why every figure compares cars at the same mileage. How we compare cars.

MOT records: DVSA MOT history, which contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See this the other way round.