MOT comparison

Kia Picanto Mk1 vs Fiat Panda Mk2

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

Kia Picanto Mk1 (SA)

1,128,191

MOT tests compared · built 2004–2011

Passes more often in 3 of 13 mileage bands

Fiat Panda Mk2 (169)

984,184

MOT tests compared · built 2003–2011

Passes more often in 9 of 13 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Kia Picanto Mk1 Fiat Panda Mk2

Under 10,000 miles 90.2% vs 91.6%

50,348 and 37,969 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 84.3% vs 82.2%

134,489 and 105,276 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 78.5% vs 75.0%

163,378 and 130,611 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 71.3% vs 69.8%

158,666 and 130,578 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 64.5% vs 64.7%

143,333 and 121,003 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 58.7% vs 60.5%

124,627 and 107,488 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 54.0% vs 56.8%

102,998 and 92,306 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 50.5% vs 53.5%

81,449 and 75,617 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 48.0% vs 51.4%

60,811 and 58,705 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 45.6% vs 49.5%

42,347 and 43,158 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 44.4% vs 47.0%

49,744 and 57,103 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 42.9% vs 46.2%

13,065 and 19,158 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 39.7% vs 43.6%

2,936 and 5,212 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

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 5 times as often as the Fiat Panda Mk2: 2.9% of MOTs against 0.72%.

In 10 of 13 mileage bands · Number Plates
Front drive shaft

Fails about 6 times as often as the Fiat Panda Mk2: 2.4% of MOTs against 0.54%.

In 10 of 13 mileage bands

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

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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.