MOT comparison

Kia Picanto Mk1 vs Toyota Aygo Mk1

How the Kia Picanto Mk1 (SA) (2004–2011) and the Toyota Aygo Mk1 (2005–2014) 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 0 of 13 mileage bands

Toyota Aygo Mk1

1,733,722

MOT tests compared · built 2005–2014

Passes more often in 13 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 Toyota Aygo Mk1

Under 10,000 miles 90.2% vs 91.8%

50,348 and 54,770 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 84.3% vs 88.4%

134,489 and 168,560 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 78.5% vs 84.4%

163,378 and 230,213 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 71.3% vs 80.0%

158,666 and 239,140 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 64.5% vs 75.2%

143,333 and 222,026 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 58.7% vs 70.2%

124,627 and 195,487 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 54.0% vs 65.5%

102,998 and 165,767 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 50.5% vs 61.3%

81,449 and 134,431 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 48.0% vs 57.6%

60,811 and 104,064 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 45.6% vs 54.9%

42,347 and 76,872 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 44.4% vs 51.3%

49,744 and 101,445 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 42.9% vs 48.3%

13,065 and 32,256 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 39.7% vs 48.0%

2,936 and 8,691 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

Parking brake

Fails about 6 times as often as the Toyota Aygo Mk1: 10.0% of MOTs against 2.6%.

In 12 of 13 mileage bands · Braking System
Rear coil spring

Fails over 20 times as often as the Toyota Aygo Mk1: 1.9% of MOTs against 0.06%.

In 12 of 13 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks
Windscreen washer

Fails about twice as often as the Toyota Aygo Mk1: 2.9% of MOTs against 1.4%.

In 12 of 13 mileage bands · Driver's View

Toyota Aygo Mk1 fails more often on

Front brake pad

Fails about twice as often as the Kia Picanto Mk1: 2.1% of MOTs against 0.82%.

In 11 of 13 mileage bands · Braking System
Headlamp aim

Fails about twice as often as the Kia Picanto Mk1: 2.3% of MOTs against 1.2%.

In 11 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.