Kia Soul 2009: MOT failure rate for its age

42.3% of 14,234 MOT tests of the Kia Soul first registered in 2009 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 102.5 (95% CI 99.9–105.1; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2009 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Kia Soul built in 2009 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	42.3	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	14234
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 99.9–105.1)	102.5	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	14234
Rank among this model's 12 build years	7	of 12	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	14234
Tested in 2024	2107	tests	median 96,181 miles	2024	2107

Built 2009 against Kia Soul normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 10: 37.8% vs 38.6%; age 11: 41.8% vs 39.7%; age 12: 41.2% vs 41.5%; age 13: 43.2% vs 41.1%; age 14: 45% vs 43.3%; age 15: 46% vs 44.4%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2009 Kia Soul by registration · All Kia Soul MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2009 Kia Soul fail at each age?

Cars built in 2009 were tested at ages 10 to 15 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Kia Soul built 2009: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
10	2,600	37.8	36–39.7	38.6	98.1
11	2,437	41.8	39.9–43.8	39.7	105.2
12	2,430	41.2	39.3–43.2	41.5	99.3
13	2,388	43.2	41.2–45.2	41.1	105
14	2,272	45	43–47.1	43.3	104
15	2,107	46	43.9–48.1	44.4	103.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 14,234 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2009 Kia Soul?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2009 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 26.7 items per 100 first tests, against 11.1 across all build years of the Kia Soul. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2009 were tested at ages 10 to 15.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Kia Soul built 2009 against the Kia Soul in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2009, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	26.7	11.1	3,806
Brakes	24.1	13	3,432
Steering	18.5	8.6	2,639
Suspension	14.8	9.2	2,109
Visibility	11.6	8.4	1,654

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 14,234 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2009 compare with the years around it?

Among the 12 published build years of the Kia Soul, 2009 ranks 7 (1 = fails least for its age). 2010: index 103.1.

Kia Soul build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2009	102.5	99.9–105.1	no different	14,234
2010	103.1	100.7–105.4	worse	18,623
2011	108.7	106.3–111.1	worse	21,114
2012	109.5	105.9–113.2	worse	9,940
2013	111.9	107.5–116.4	worse	7,885
2014	88.4	85.4–91.5	better	16,016
2015	86.3	83.0–89.5	better	15,700
2016	88.3	84.3–92.3	better	13,054
2017	91.7	86.4–96.9	better	8,891
2018	95.1	89.2–101.0	no different	7,917
2019	103.5	86.0–120.9	no different (rough estimate)	1,045
2020	86.7	73.7–99.6	better (rough estimate)	1,754

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 136,173 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Kia Soul 2009 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/kia-soul/2009/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

Kia Soul 2009: MOT failure rate for its age

How does the 2009 Kia Soul fail at each age?

What fails most on the 2009 Kia Soul?

How does 2009 compare with the years around it?

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