MOT comparison

Toyota Aygo Mk2 vs Kia Picanto Mk2

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

Toyota Aygo Mk2

913,020

MOT tests compared · built 2014–2022

Passes more often in 12 of 12 mileage bands

Kia Picanto Mk2 (TA)

761,572

MOT tests compared · built 2011–2017

Passes more often in 0 of 12 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Toyota Aygo Mk2 Kia Picanto Mk2

Under 10,000 miles 94.8% vs 92.2%

88,809 and 49,681 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 91.4% vs 87.8%

210,331 and 133,901 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 87.5% vs 82.7%

204,611 and 147,271 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 85.5% vs 77.0%

153,244 and 125,121 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 83.6% vs 71.9%

102,263 and 96,955 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 80.8% vs 68.3%

64,527 and 72,161 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 78.2% vs 64.2%

38,585 and 50,987 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 75.6% vs 61.2%

22,365 and 34,077 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 72.8% vs 58.6%

12,645 and 21,948 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 71.6% vs 56.7%

7,080 and 13,249 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 68.1% vs 54.3%

6,826 and 13,265 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 65.1% vs 52.1%

1,734 and 2,956 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

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

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

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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.