Kia Soul MOT reliability

Kia Souls passed their MOT first time 70% of the time across 24,758 tests in 2025. 23,210 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

70%

MOTs analysed

24,758

Still licensed (GB)

23,210

Body type

Suv

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2020 electric

873 MOTs

Passed first time 85%. Typical mileage 36,020 (most between 24,740 and 48,294).

2020: 100% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 94% → 2023: 93% → 2024: 88% → 2025: 85%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (4.6%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.1%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (2.3%)
Steering rack: gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (1.4%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (0.7%)

Where 2020 Souls fail

Wheels & tyres

7.2%

Visibility & wipers

4.8%

Steering

1.5%

Lights & electrics

1.4%

Brakes

1.3%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.1%

Suspension & axles

0.1%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.