MOT comparison

Kia Picanto Mk3 vs Toyota Aygo Mk2

How the Kia Picanto Mk3 (JA) (2017–2026) 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 Mk3 (JA)

279,912

MOT tests compared · built 2017–2026

Passes more often in 0 of 9 mileage bands

Toyota Aygo Mk2

897,380

MOT tests compared · built 2014–2022

Passes more often in 8 of 9 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Kia Picanto Mk3 Toyota Aygo Mk2

Under 10,000 miles 94.1% vs 94.8%

49,682 and 88,809 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 89.5% vs 91.4%

88,154 and 210,331 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 84.9% vs 87.5%

65,254 and 204,611 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 81.8% vs 85.5%

37,701 and 153,244 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 79.0% vs 83.6%

20,130 and 102,263 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 76.1% vs 80.8%

10,232 and 64,527 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 72.9% vs 78.2%

5,075 and 38,585 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 69.7% vs 75.6%

2,470 and 22,365 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 70.1% vs 72.8%

1,214 and 12,645 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 Mk3 fails more often on

Windscreen washer

Fails about twice as often as the Toyota Aygo Mk2: 2.0% of MOTs against 1.1%.

In 8 of 9 mileage bands · Driver's View
Fuel system

Fails over 20 times as often as the Toyota Aygo Mk2: 1.5% of MOTs against 0.00%.

In 7 of 9 mileage bands
Rear brake pad

Fails over 20 times as often as the Toyota Aygo Mk2: 1.3% of MOTs against 0.00%.

In 5 of 9 mileage bands · Braking System

Toyota Aygo Mk2 fails more often on

Front brake disc

Fails about 4 times as often as the Kia Picanto Mk3: 1.1% of MOTs against 0.19%.

In 6 of 9 mileage bands · Braking System
Parking brake

Fails about 5 times as often as the Kia Picanto Mk3: 2.0% of MOTs against 0.42%.

In 5 of 9 mileage bands · Braking System

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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.