KIA Soul reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: KIA

Model: Soul

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 147,777 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

76.6%

Share of this model's 147,777 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

53 mpg

CO2 emission

137 g/km

Euro emissions

Euro 6

Tax cost

£185/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

79,191

Moderate average mileage in the current pool.

Life expectancy miles

85,710

Lower mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

12.0

Comfortable mid-life age pattern.

Vehicles represented

20,554

20,554 valid MOT, 0 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

147,777

147,777 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Scarce

20,554On the road

Insight summary

KIA Soul is a scarce model in this snapshot, with 20,554 represented vehicles and 0.05% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 76.6% from 147,777 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 49. The current pool shows an average of 79,191 miles and an average age of 12.0 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 85,710 miles. Diesel leads the fuel split, followed by petrol, and the most frequent defect themes are track rod ends, windscreen damage and parking brake. The practical read is that the KIA Soul looks like a solid used-car baseline rather than a rare find, with age, mileage and common wear items doing most of the explaining.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
DIESEL	13,115
PETROL	6,595
ELECTRIC	843
LPG	1

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	2,754
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	2,745
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	2,706
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	2,541
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	2,097
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	2,077
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	1,376
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	1,250
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	1,243
Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i))	1,201
Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	1,189
Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	1,160
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	1,143
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	884
Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	851
Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	838
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	777
Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	765
Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	713
Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	693
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	686
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	682
Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	621
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	600
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	590

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 32,182 defects across this top 25 set

Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

2,754

Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

2,745

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

2,706

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

2,541

Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

2,097

Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

2,077

Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

1,376

Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

1,250

Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

1,243

Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i))

1,201

Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

1,189

Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

1,160

Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

1,143

Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))

884

Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

851

Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

838

Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

777

Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

765

Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

713

Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

693

Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

686

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

682

Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

621

Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

600

Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

590

KIA Soul reliability and MOT data