Where in Britain does the Kia Soul fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 27.4% of 137,660 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Kia Soul failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Kirkcaldy (KY): 39.2% against 27.3% elsewhere (+11.9 points). It does best in Twickenham (TW), −7.4 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Kia Soul MOT statistics · check a Kia Soul by registration
Kia Soul in every postcode area with 100+ tests
From the largest excess over the rest of Britain to the largest shortfall.
| Area | Failed here, % | Rest of Britain, % | Difference, points | 95% interval | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 39.2 | 27.3 | +11.9 | +9.2 to +14.6 | 1,286 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 38.9 | 27.4 | +11.5 | +7.8 to +15.2 | 666 |
| Perth (PH) | 37.7 | 27.4 | +10.3 | +5.6 to +15.0 | 411 (rough estimate) |
| Hull (HU) | 36.2 | 27.4 | +8.8 | +5.3 to +12.4 | 696 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 35.4 | 27.4 | +8.1 | +4.7 to +11.4 | 779 |
| Durham (DH) | 34.6 | 27.4 | +7.2 | +3.7 to +10.8 | 702 |
| Leeds (LS) | 34.6 | 27.3 | +7.2 | +4.8 to +9.6 | 1,539 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 34.1 | 27.4 | +6.7 | +3.6 to +9.8 | 906 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 34.1 | 27.4 | +6.7 | +2.0 to +11.4 | 387 (rough estimate) |
| Dundee (DD) | 33.5 | 27.4 | +6.1 | +2.8 to +9.4 | 783 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 33.1 | 27.4 | +5.7 | +2.1 to +9.3 | 664 |
| Paisley (PA) | 32.8 | 27.4 | +5.4 | +1.7 to +9.1 | 634 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 32.7 | 27.4 | +5.3 | +3.1 to +7.6 | 1,642 |
| Glasgow (G) | 32.5 | 27.4 | +5.2 | +3.0 to +7.4 | 1,752 |
| Northampton (NN) | 32.5 | 27.4 | +5.1 | +2.7 to +7.6 | 1,394 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 32.4 | 27.4 | +5.0 | +1.8 to +8.3 | 799 |
| Darlington (DL) | 32.3 | 27.4 | +4.9 | +1.6 to +8.1 | 799 |
| Wigan (WN) | 32.2 | 27.4 | +4.8 | +1.0 to +8.7 | 577 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 32.2 | 27.4 | +4.8 | +2.1 to +7.5 | 1,160 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 32.2 | 27.4 | +4.8 | +2.0 to +7.5 | 1,132 |
| Telford (TF) | 32.0 | 27.4 | +4.6 | +0.9 to +8.3 | 609 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 32.0 | 27.4 | +4.6 | −2.9 to +12.1 | 150 (rough estimate) |
| Inverness (IV) | 31.6 | 27.4 | +4.2 | +0.6 to +7.8 | 649 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 31.5 | 27.4 | +4.1 | −1.1 to +9.3 | 308 (rough estimate) |
| Newcastle (NE) | 31.2 | 27.4 | +3.8 | +1.7 to +6.0 | 1,833 |
| London W (W) | 31.1 | 27.4 | +3.7 | −3.8 to +11.1 | 148 (rough estimate) |
| Newport (NP) | 30.9 | 27.4 | +3.5 | +0.8 to +6.1 | 1,179 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 30.8 | 27.4 | +3.4 | +1.4 to +5.4 | 2,024 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 30.7 | 27.4 | +3.3 | −0.1 to +6.7 | 717 |
| York (YO) | 30.6 | 27.4 | +3.2 | +1.2 to +5.3 | 1,938 |
| Truro (TR) | 30.6 | 27.4 | +3.2 | +0.5 to +5.9 | 1,114 |
| Halifax (HX) | 30.3 | 27.4 | +2.9 | −2.0 to +7.8 | 340 (rough estimate) |
| Bradford (BD) | 30.1 | 27.4 | +2.7 | −0.2 to +5.5 | 988 |
| Brighton (BN) | 29.9 | 27.4 | +2.6 | +0.8 to +4.3 | 2,648 |
| Exeter (EX) | 29.9 | 27.4 | +2.5 | +0.0 to +5.0 | 1,311 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 29.9 | 27.4 | +2.5 | +0.3 to +4.6 | 1,789 |
| Croydon (CR) | 29.9 | 27.4 | +2.5 | −0.9 to +5.8 | 730 |
| Luton (LU) | 29.8 | 27.4 | +2.4 | −0.4 to +5.3 | 982 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 29.2 | 27.4 | +1.8 | −2.2 to +5.7 | 521 |
| Chester (CH) | 28.9 | 27.4 | +1.5 | −1.1 to +4.0 | 1,209 |
| Crewe (CW) | 28.9 | 27.4 | +1.5 | −1.6 to +4.5 | 873 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 28.8 | 27.4 | +1.3 | −2.4 to +5.0 | 574 |
| Swansea (SA) | 28.6 | 27.4 | +1.2 | −0.6 to +2.9 | 2,541 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 28.6 | 27.4 | +1.1 | −1.0 to +3.3 | 1,702 |
| Preston (PR) | 28.4 | 27.4 | +0.9 | −1.5 to +3.4 | 1,326 |
| Stockport (SK) | 28.3 | 27.4 | +0.9 | −1.3 to +3.1 | 1,641 |
| Walsall (WS) | 28.1 | 27.4 | +0.7 | −1.8 to +3.1 | 1,317 |
| Manchester (M) | 28.0 | 27.4 | +0.6 | −1.6 to +2.8 | 1,616 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 28.0 | 27.4 | +0.6 | −2.0 to +3.3 | 1,106 |
| Liverpool (L) | 27.9 | 27.4 | +0.4 | −2.3 to +3.2 | 1,012 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 27.8 | 27.4 | +0.4 | −1.6 to +2.4 | 1,938 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 27.7 | 27.4 | +0.3 | −3.1 to +3.7 | 678 |
| London N (N) | 27.7 | 27.4 | +0.3 | −3.8 to +4.4 | 455 (rough estimate) |
| Bristol (BS) | 27.7 | 27.4 | +0.3 | −1.7 to +2.2 | 2,041 |
| Bath (BA) | 27.3 | 27.4 | −0.1 | −2.2 to +2.1 | 1,686 |
| Guildford (GU) | 27.3 | 27.4 | −0.1 | −2.2 to +1.9 | 1,802 |
| London SE (SE) | 27.2 | 27.4 | −0.3 | −3.8 to +3.2 | 626 |
| Warrington (WA) | 26.9 | 27.4 | −0.5 | −2.9 to +2.0 | 1,295 |
| Derby (DE) | 26.9 | 27.4 | −0.5 | −2.5 to +1.5 | 1,885 |
| Oldham (OL) | 26.9 | 27.4 | −0.6 | −3.1 to +2.0 | 1,165 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 26.8 | 27.4 | −0.6 | −3.5 to +2.4 | 868 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 26.8 | 27.4 | −0.6 | −3.9 to +2.7 | 693 |
| Bolton (BL) | 26.7 | 27.4 | −0.7 | −3.0 to +1.7 | 1,380 |
| London SW (SW) | 26.7 | 27.4 | −0.7 | −6.4 to +4.9 | 236 (rough estimate) |
| Hereford (HR) | 26.7 | 27.4 | −0.7 | −5.3 to +3.9 | 356 (rough estimate) |
| Coventry (CV) | 26.6 | 27.4 | −0.8 | −3.1 to +1.5 | 1,487 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 26.5 | 27.4 | −0.9 | −3.5 to +1.8 | 1,070 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 26.5 | 27.4 | −0.9 | −3.9 to +2.0 | 876 |
| Oxford (OX) | 26.4 | 27.4 | −1.0 | −3.4 to +1.3 | 1,337 |
| Norwich (NR) | 26.4 | 27.4 | −1.1 | −2.9 to +0.7 | 2,367 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 26.3 | 27.4 | −1.2 | −4.0 to +1.7 | 921 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 26.2 | 27.4 | −1.2 | −3.1 to +0.6 | 2,193 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 26.1 | 27.4 | −1.3 | −4.3 to +1.6 | 855 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 26.1 | 27.5 | −1.4 | −2.8 to +0.0 | 3,937 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 25.9 | 27.4 | −1.6 | −3.6 to +0.4 | 1,934 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 25.6 | 27.4 | −1.8 | −6.1 to +2.5 | 402 (rough estimate) |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 25.6 | 27.4 | −1.8 | −4.4 to +0.8 | 1,082 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 25.4 | 27.4 | −2.0 | −4.1 to +0.1 | 1,696 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 25.2 | 27.4 | −2.2 | −6.5 to +2.0 | 409 (rough estimate) |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 25.1 | 27.5 | −2.3 | −3.8 to −0.9 | 3,628 |
| Colchester (CO) | 25.0 | 27.4 | −2.4 | −4.9 to +0.0 | 1,204 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 24.9 | 27.4 | −2.5 | −4.8 to −0.2 | 1,423 |
| Worcester (WR) | 24.8 | 27.4 | −2.6 | −6.0 to +0.7 | 645 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 24.8 | 27.5 | −2.6 | −4.8 to −0.5 | 1,559 |
| Medway (ME) | 24.8 | 27.5 | −2.7 | −4.7 to −0.6 | 1,814 |
| Sutton (SM) | 24.7 | 27.4 | −2.7 | −8.1 to +2.6 | 251 (rough estimate) |
| Leicester (LE) | 24.7 | 27.5 | −2.8 | −4.6 to −0.9 | 2,190 |
| Taunton (TA) | 24.6 | 27.4 | −2.8 | −5.7 to +0.1 | 840 |
| Swindon (SN) | 24.4 | 27.4 | −3.0 | −5.7 to −0.4 | 1,041 |
| Reading (RG) | 24.4 | 27.5 | −3.1 | −5.2 to −0.9 | 1,525 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 24.3 | 27.4 | −3.2 | −6.5 to +0.2 | 626 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 24.3 | 27.5 | −3.2 | −5.5 to −0.8 | 1,326 |
| Sheffield (S) | 24.1 | 27.5 | −3.4 | −4.8 to −2.0 | 3,758 |
| Redhill (RH) | 24.1 | 27.5 | −3.4 | −5.4 to −1.3 | 1,686 |
| Dudley (DY) | 24.0 | 27.5 | −3.4 | −5.9 to −1.0 | 1,194 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 23.9 | 27.5 | −3.6 | −5.5 to −1.7 | 1,979 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 23.9 | 27.5 | −3.6 | −5.2 to −2.1 | 3,009 |
| Southampton (SO) | 23.7 | 27.5 | −3.8 | −5.8 to −1.8 | 1,767 |
| Birmingham (B) | 23.7 | 27.5 | −3.8 | −5.3 to −2.4 | 3,444 |
| St Albans (AL) | 23.5 | 27.4 | −3.9 | −7.4 to −0.4 | 561 |
| Harrow (HA) | 23.1 | 27.4 | −4.3 | −7.5 to −1.1 | 671 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 23.0 | 27.4 | −4.4 | −8.5 to −0.4 | 413 (rough estimate) |
| Slough (SL) | 23.0 | 27.4 | −4.5 | −7.8 to −1.1 | 596 |
| Dartford (DA) | 22.8 | 27.5 | −4.6 | −7.3 to −2.0 | 973 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 22.7 | 27.5 | −4.8 | −7.5 to −2.1 | 944 |
| Bromley (BR) | 22.6 | 27.4 | −4.8 | −8.8 to −0.8 | 415 (rough estimate) |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 22.5 | 27.5 | −5.0 | −7.2 to −2.7 | 1,343 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 22.1 | 27.5 | −5.4 | −7.6 to −3.1 | 1,338 |
| Watford (WD) | 22.0 | 27.5 | −5.4 | −8.5 to −2.3 | 699 |
| London NW (NW) | 22.0 | 27.4 | −5.4 | −8.6 to −2.3 | 672 |
| Ilford (IG) | 21.5 | 27.4 | −6.0 | −11.3 to −0.7 | 233 (rough estimate) |
| London E (E) | 21.4 | 27.4 | −6.1 | −10.4 to −1.7 | 346 (rough estimate) |
| Romford (RM) | 21.1 | 27.5 | −6.3 | −9.0 to −3.6 | 880 |
| Enfield (EN) | 20.7 | 27.5 | −6.7 | −10.0 to −3.4 | 579 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 20.0 | 27.5 | −7.4 | −10.5 to −4.3 | 639 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 137,660 (initial tests) · Method: postcode area of the testing station against the same model's tests elsewhere in Britain, difference of two proportions with a 95% interval; named at 3+ points with the interval clear of zero; not age-adjusted · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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