Kia Picanto vs Toyota Aygo

On MOT-testable defects the Toyota Aygo comes out ahead: 15.3% of its tests record a failure against 19.0% for the Kia Picanto, a 3.7-point gap. The biggest single difference is brakes, where the Picanto records failures noticeably more often.

19.0%
Picanto fail rate
15.3%
Aygo fail rate
3.68pp
Difference

Side by side

MOT figures compared
MetricKia PicantoToyota Aygo
MOT tests analysed1,074,9711,428,093
Pass rate81.0%84.7%
Fail rate19.0%15.3%
Fail rate compared (lower is better) Kia Picanto 19.0% Toyota Aygo 15.3%
Overall MOT fail rate across comparable model years.

Where they differ

Failure-area share, by category
CategoryPicantoAygo
Brakes8.3%6.3%
Suspension5.8%4.0%
Visibility5.3%3.7%
Lighting & signalling7.4%8.3%
Tyres5.3%4.6%

Methodology & source. Dataset: DVSA MOT testing data (2021,2022,2023,2024,2025). Data last updated 2026-07-27. Figures reflect MOT-testable defects only — read the methodology for how these are calculated and what they don't measure.

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