Does the Kia Soul fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

The Kia Soul records 8.32 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 8.84 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−0.52, 95% interval −0.68 to −0.36). It ranks 357 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on tyres · check a Kia Soul by registration

What exactly fails on tyres?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Kia Soul is “Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements”, recorded 4,323 times in 2019–2024.

Kia Soul: most frequent tyres defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements	4,323	3.14
A tyre seriously damaged	3,896	2.83
A tyre cords visible or damaged	1,907	1.39
A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative	399	0.29
Tyre obviously under inflated	294	0.21

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 137,660 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

If a Kia Soul gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

8.8% of Kia Soul MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 5,922 miles later (25,434 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 25,434 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

Does the Kia Soul fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

What exactly fails on tyres?

If a Kia Soul gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

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