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Kia Soul 2016: MOT failure rate for its age

14.4% of 13,054 MOT tests of the Kia Soul first registered in 2016 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 88.3 (95% CI 84.3–92.3; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2016 Kia Soul fails less often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Kia Soul built in 2016 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time14.4%all ages tested2019–202413054
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 84.3–92.3)88.3index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202413054
Rank among this model's 12 build years3of 121 = fails least for its age2019–202413054
Tested in 20242144testsmedian 49,482 miles20242144
line · Kia Soul built 2016 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2016 11.3% vs model normal 10.7% at age 3 · 2019–2024
Built 2016 against Kia Soul normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 11.3% vs 10.7%; age 4: 14.3% vs 13.6%; age 5: 14.1% vs 15.5%; age 6: 12.8% vs 15.7%; age 7: 15.9% vs 18.8%; age 8: 18% vs 23.7%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2016 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 2016 Kia Soul fail at each age?

Cars built in 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8 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 2016: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
AgeTestsFailed, %95% intervalNormal for this model at that age, %Index (100 = normal)
32,23111.310–12.610.7104.7
42,15414.312.9–15.913.6105.8
52,18614.112.7–15.615.590.9
62,18712.811.5–14.315.781.5
72,15215.914.5–17.518.884.9
82,1441816.4–19.723.776

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 13,054 (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 2016 Kia Soul?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2016 is brakes: 6.4 items per 100 first tests, against 13 across all build years of the Kia Soul. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Kia Soul built 2016 against the Kia Soul in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2016, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Brakes6.413832
Visibility6.38.4820
Tyres5.68.3735
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment1.811.1236
Suspension1.29.2160

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 13,054 (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 2016 compare with the years around it?

Among the 12 published build years of the Kia Soul, 2016 ranks 3 (1 = fails least for its age). 2015: index 86.3. 2017: index 91.7.

Kia Soul build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
2009102.599.9–105.1no different14,234
2010103.1100.7–105.4worse18,623
2011108.7106.3–111.1worse21,114
2012109.5105.9–113.2worse9,940
2013111.9107.5–116.4worse7,885
201488.485.4–91.5better16,016
201586.383.0–89.5better15,700
201688.384.3–92.3better13,054
201791.786.4–96.9better8,891
201895.189.2–101.0no different7,917
2019103.586.0–120.9no different (rough estimate)1,045
202086.773.7–99.6better (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 2016 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/2016/

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.

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