Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier on the Kia Picanto
Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier on the Kia Picanto is recorded on 5,322 tests — 0.8% of all its MOT tests, against 0.3% across every car in the data. That is 2.7× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.3% of tests record it — this model is 2.7× that share |
| The 194 models compared | 46 of 194, highest first |
| The model's own record | 636,138 tests · every year of the Picanto → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Kia Picanto tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2004, 2.2% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2018, 0.3%. The share has fallen 1.9 points over that time. Worst year 2006 at 2.4%; best 2018 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 147 | 6,787 | 2.2% |
| 2005 | 324 | 13,833 | 2.3% |
| 2006 | 378 | 15,469 | 2.4% |
| 2007 | 241 | 10,446 | 2.3% |
| 2008 | 240 | 12,530 | 1.9% |
| 2009 | 814 | 49,356 | 1.6% |
| 2010 | 717 | 50,019 | 1.4% |
| 2011 | 456 | 40,603 | 1.1% |
| 2012 | 447 | 49,983 | 0.9% |
| 2013 | 362 | 46,882 | 0.8% |
| 2014 | 316 | 51,482 | 0.6% |
| 2015 | 250 | 47,262 | 0.5% |
| 2016 | 188 | 43,375 | 0.4% |
| 2017 | 189 | 43,597 | 0.4% |
| 2018 | 143 | 51,880 | 0.3% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £60–£140 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Kia Picanto MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Kia model →