Kia Soul MOT pass rate by year
How the Kia Soul's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 2009 to 2022, across the DVSA record.
What is the Kia Soul MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each Kia Soul model year, from the DVSA record. Only years with at least 1,000 tests are shown, so each figure is a real average rather than a handful of cars. The Kia Soul averages 21.0% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 74.1% | 25.9% | 48,794 |
| 2010 | 75.2% | 24.8% | 58,217 |
| 2011 | 75.3% | 24.7% | 60,884 |
| 2012 | 76.9% | 23.1% | 25,584 |
| 2013 | 77.7% | 22.3% | 18,076 |
| 2014 | 82.7% | 17.3% | 31,161 |
| 2015 | 84.8% | 15.2% | 26,611 |
| 2016 | 86.0% | 14.0% | 19,280 |
| 2017 | 87.7% | 12.3% | 13,433 |
| 2018 | 87.7% | 12.3% | 12,905 |
| 2019 | 88.1% | 11.9% | 1,912 |
| 2020 | 89.5% | 10.5% | 3,645 |
| 2021 | 89.9% | 10.1% | 3,567 |
| 2022 | 89.7% | 10.3% | 1,839 |
Does age change how often a Kia Soul fails?
Older Kia Souls fail more often, as expected. The 2009 cars fail 25.9% of tests against 10.3% for the 2022. Across every year the model averages 21.0%. The 2009 is the weakest year at 25.9%, and the 2021 the strongest at 10.1%.
More on the Kia Soul
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
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| Kia Soul: common MOT failures and the parts that fix them |
| All Kia models compared by MOT failure rate |
| MOT failure rates across Britain |
Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain