Kia Soul: reliability by registration year
2009-2022 · 13 registration years · 23,501 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every Soul registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table. Years without their own report are listed here with the same figures.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 827 | 91.3% | 92.7% | |
| 2021 | 1,092 | 89.1% | 91.4% | |
| 2020 | 855 | 85.1% | 87.7% | |
| 2018 | 1,897 | 84.8% | 87.9% | |
| 2017 | 1,612 | 85.2% | 88.0% | |
| 2016 | 2,048 | 78.1% | 81.8% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 17.2% |
| 2015 | 2,463 | 75.8% | 79.3% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 18.4% |
| 2014 | 2,521 | 72.1% | 76.7% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 14.4% |
| 2013 | 1,216 | 61.2% | 66.4% | Track rod end (front) 22.5% |
| 2012 | 1,492 | 58.4% | 63.3% | Track rod end (front) 20.5% |
| 2011 | 3,058 | 56.6% | 64.4% | Track rod end (front) 24.3% |
| 2010 | 2,605 | 55.9% | 62.8% | Track rod end (front) 22.1% |
| 2009 | 1,815 | 51.1% | 58.8% | Track rod end (front) 20.7% |
| about 5 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2009 Soul: Track rod end (front) (20.7%) · Individual sidelight or tail light (front) (19.3%) · Suspension arm ball joint (front) (10.9%) | ||||