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Kia Amanti vs Kia Picanto: reliability comparison

MOT pass rates, common faults and mileage compared from real UK MOT data.

Kia Amanti
71%
MOT pass rate · 2 vehicles
Kia Picanto
77%
MOT pass rate · 230,483 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Kia Amanti (71%) and Kia Picanto (77%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Kia Amanti Kia Picanto
MOT pass rate 71% 77% ✓
MOT failure rate 29% 23% ✓
Faults & advisories per test 0.6 ✓ 1.7
Dangerous-fault share 0% ✓ 3%
Average mileage 63,720 mi 57,777 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 2 230,483

Most common faults

Kia Amanti

  1. Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside (1.8)
  2. Offside Front suspension has slight play in a upper suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
  3. Rear fog lamp missing (1.3.2a)
  4. Side repeater missing (1.4.A.2b)
  5. Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (1.4.A.2c)

Kia Picanto

  1. Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  2. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  3. Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
  4. Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
  5. Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
  6. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Kia Amanti (71%) and Kia Picanto (77%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

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Pass rates are computed over completed (pass/fail) MOT tests. Reliability also depends on age, mileage and upkeep — see each model's page for the full picture.