MOT comparison

Kia Picanto Mk2 vs Toyota Aygo Mk2

How the Kia Picanto Mk2 (TA) (2011–2017) and the Toyota Aygo Mk2 (2014–2022) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Kia Picanto Mk2 (TA)

761,572

MOT tests compared · built 2011–2017

Passes more often in 0 of 12 mileage bands

Toyota Aygo Mk2

913,020

MOT tests compared · built 2014–2022

Passes more often in 12 of 12 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Kia Picanto Mk2 Toyota Aygo Mk2

Under 10,000 miles 92.2% vs 94.8%

49,681 and 88,809 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 87.8% vs 91.4%

133,901 and 210,331 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 82.7% vs 87.5%

147,271 and 204,611 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 77.0% vs 85.5%

125,121 and 153,244 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 71.9% vs 83.6%

96,955 and 102,263 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 68.3% vs 80.8%

72,161 and 64,527 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 64.2% vs 78.2%

50,987 and 38,585 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 61.2% vs 75.6%

34,077 and 22,365 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 58.6% vs 72.8%

21,948 and 12,645 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 56.7% vs 71.6%

13,249 and 7,080 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 54.3% vs 68.1%

13,265 and 6,826 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 52.1% vs 65.1%

2,956 and 1,734 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 Mk2 fails more often on

Front coil spring

Fails over 20 times as often as the Toyota Aygo Mk2: 1.8% of MOTs against 0.00%.

In 11 of 12 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks
Front position lamp

Fails over 20 times as often as the Toyota Aygo Mk2: 5.7% of MOTs against 0.18%.

In 10 of 12 mileage bands · Lights & Signals
Parking brake

Fails about 4 times as often as the Toyota Aygo Mk2: 5.1% of MOTs against 2.0%.

In 10 of 12 mileage bands · Braking System

Toyota Aygo Mk2 fails more often on

Front brake disc

Fails about twice as often as the Kia Picanto Mk2: 1.2% of MOTs against 0.59%.

In 9 of 12 mileage bands · Braking System
Suspension joints, pins and bushes

Fails over 20 times as often as the Kia Picanto Mk2: 1.6% of MOTs against 0.03%.

In 7 of 12 mileage bands · Suspension & Joints

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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.