Parking brake ineffective on one side on the Kia Picanto
Parking brake ineffective on one side on the Kia Picanto is recorded on 11,772 tests — 1.9% of all its MOT tests, against 0.4% across every car in the data. That is 4.7× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.4% of tests record it — this model is 4.7× that share |
| The 226 models compared | 11 of 226, 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, 1.4% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2017, 0.4%. The share has fallen 1.0 points over that time. Worst year 2013 at 1.6%; best 2017 at 0.4%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 188 | 13,574 | 1.4% |
| 2005 | 420 | 27,666 | 1.5% |
| 2006 | 478 | 30,938 | 1.6% |
| 2007 | 285 | 20,892 | 1.4% |
| 2008 | 284 | 25,060 | 1.1% |
| 2009 | 1,091 | 98,712 | 1.1% |
| 2010 | 959 | 100,038 | 1.0% |
| 2011 | 1,056 | 81,206 | 1.3% |
| 2012 | 1,476 | 99,966 | 1.5% |
| 2013 | 1,464 | 93,764 | 1.6% |
| 2014 | 1,554 | 102,964 | 1.5% |
| 2015 | 1,268 | 94,524 | 1.3% |
| 2016 | 868 | 86,750 | 1.0% |
| 2017 | 334 | 87,194 | 0.4% |
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–£150 fitted. It is a job for a garage, not a driveway. 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
- Parking brake ineffective on one side: 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 →