Service brake binding on the Kia Picanto
Service brake binding on the Kia Picanto is recorded on 34,923 tests — 5.5% of all its MOT tests, against 2.5% across every car in the data. That is 2.2× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 2.5% of tests record it — this model is 2.2× that share |
| The 341 models compared | 35 of 341, 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, 3.6% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2017, 0.5%. The share has fallen 3.1 points over that time. Worst year 2006 at 7.1%; best 2017 at 0.5%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 733 | 20,361 | 3.6% |
| 2005 | 1,749 | 41,499 | 4.2% |
| 2006 | 3,296 | 46,407 | 7.1% |
| 2007 | 1,475 | 20,892 | 7.1% |
| 2008 | 1,471 | 37,590 | 3.9% |
| 2009 | 4,894 | 148,068 | 3.3% |
| 2010 | 3,883 | 150,057 | 2.6% |
| 2011 | 3,045 | 121,809 | 2.5% |
| 2012 | 3,578 | 149,949 | 2.4% |
| 2013 | 2,971 | 140,646 | 2.1% |
| 2014 | 2,976 | 154,446 | 1.9% |
| 2015 | 2,239 | 141,786 | 1.6% |
| 2016 | 1,562 | 130,125 | 1.2% |
| 2017 | 678 | 130,791 | 0.5% |
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
- Service brake binding: 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 →