Kia SOUL - 2013
230.2 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2013 is 221.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Kia SOUL, model year 2013.
Sample size: 1,315 cars, 3,028 tests and 6,969 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 1,315 cars
The 2013 KIA Soul has an overall defect rate of 230 per 100 vehicles, which is 5% higher than the average for its year. Notably, the model performs exceptionally well in the Body/Structure and Equipment categories, with defect rates significantly lower than the average. However, it shows higher issues with Brakes and Steering, with defect rates of 144 and 39 per 100 vehicles respectively, compared to the averages of 100 and 13. Mileage trends indicate that defect rates increase with mileage, particularly for the KIA Soul, showing a marked rise in defects in higher mileage brackets.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 1,315 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 46.4% worse
144.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 98.4 / 100 tests
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▼ 203.9% worse
39.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.9 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment
Visibility
▼ 8.9% worse
19.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 18.0 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▲ 11.8% better
44.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.1 / 100 tests
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Beam image obviously incorrect
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 10.7% better
196.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 219.6 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
Body/Structure
▲ 75.0% better
5.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.0 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▲ 53.8% better
2.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.2 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 49.5% better
9.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.6 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 909
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 579
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 529
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 504
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 374
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 349
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 269
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 231
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 206
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 202
Serious faults (Top 10)
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 269
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 206
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 174
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 93
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 71
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 71
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 61
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 61
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 46
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 44