Brake efficiency below requirements on the Kia Picanto
Brake efficiency below requirements on the Kia Picanto is recorded on 19,339 tests — 3.0% of all its MOT tests, against 0.9% across every car in the data. That is 3.3× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.9% of tests record it — this model is 3.3× that share |
| The 283 models compared | 22 of 283, 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, 5.7% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2017, 1.2%. The share has fallen 4.5 points over that time. Worst year 2006 at 7.4%; best 2017 at 1.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 386 | 6,787 | 5.7% |
| 2005 | 934 | 13,833 | 6.8% |
| 2006 | 1,138 | 15,469 | 7.4% |
| 2007 | 727 | 10,446 | 7.0% |
| 2008 | 559 | 12,530 | 4.5% |
| 2009 | 2,140 | 49,356 | 4.3% |
| 2010 | 1,859 | 50,019 | 3.7% |
| 2011 | 2,241 | 40,603 | 5.5% |
| 2012 | 1,989 | 49,983 | 4.0% |
| 2013 | 1,924 | 46,882 | 4.1% |
| 2014 | 1,977 | 51,482 | 3.8% |
| 2015 | 1,639 | 47,262 | 3.5% |
| 2016 | 1,219 | 43,375 | 2.8% |
| 2017 | 517 | 43,597 | 1.2% |
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 £45–£110 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
- Brake efficiency below requirements: 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 →