Kia SOUL - 2016
127.7 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2016 is 154.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Kia SOUL, model year 2016.
Sample size: 2,202 cars, 4,647 tests and 5,934 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 2,202 cars
The 2016 KIA Soul has an overall defect rate of 128 per 100 vehicles, which is 15% lower than the average for cars of the same year. This model stands out positively in several categories, particularly in steering, lights and electrics, and body/structure, where it shows significantly fewer defects compared to the average. However, it performs worse than average in the brakes category, exhibiting a higher defect rate. Notably, defect rates increase with mileage for both the KIA Soul and average vehicles, but the KIA Soul maintains a better overall performance despite these trends.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 2,202 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 23.4% worse
96.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 78.2 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▲ 54.3% better
3.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
- Excessive wear or play in a universal joint or a flexible coupling excessively deteriorated
- A steering linkage component with: relative movement between components which should be fixed
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- Track rod or drag link ends seriously misaligned
Visibility
▲ 4.7% better
14.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.0 / 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
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 62.2% better
9.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.4 / 100 tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- 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
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 21.9% better
124.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 159.4 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
Body/Structure
▲ 87.9% better
1.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.1 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust fumes: causing a danger to health of persons on board
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
- Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
Equipment
▲ 39.4% better
2.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.3 / 100 tests
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- Audible warning:
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- A seat belt:
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▲ 68.1% better
3.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.3 / 100 tests
- 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
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
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: 1,169
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 852
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 557
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 498
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 257
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 200
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 192
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 134
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 123
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 110
Serious faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 110
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 104
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 101
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 73
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 59
Parking brake inoperative on one side, or in the case of testing on the road, the vehicle deviates excessively from a straight line
FAIL
Occurrences: 50
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 45
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 43
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 40
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 38