2009 Kia Soul: MOT pass rate and reliability
61.5% of 2009 Kia Souls pass the MOT first time, measured across 2,109 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 99,522 miles.
How the 2009 compares
- Against all Kia Souls (74%, 22,567 tests): -12.5 points
- Against all 2009 cars (66.1%): -4.6 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Kia Soul model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2009 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Kia Soul:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 61.5% | 2,109 | 99,522 |
| 2010 | 62.4% | 2,901 | 93,950 |
| 2011 | 63.4% | 3,311 | 89,154 |
| 2012 | 64.8% | 1,591 | 78,724 |
| 2013 | 68.2% | 1,294 | 72,093 |
| 2014 | 79% | 2,604 | 67,889 |
| 2015 | 82% | 2,600 | 61,465 |
| 2016 | 85.2% | 2,146 | 53,445 |
| 2017 | 87.3% | 1,683 | 45,094 |
| 2018 | 90% | 1,978 | 37,297 |
| 2019 | 90.3% | 340 | 29,861 |
What this means if you are buying a 2009 Soul
The 2009 is a weaker year for this model, passing 12.5 points less often than the Kia Soul average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2009 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.
What a 17-year-old car fails on
A 2009 car is 17 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:
- Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
- Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
- Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
- Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
- Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
- Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested
That is above average and into the range where cambelts and water pumps are due if they have not already been done, so ask for the service history rather than take the mileage on trust. On a 2009 Kia Soul the average at test was 99,522 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.
The strongest year for this model is 2019 at 90.3%, and the weakest in our data is 2009 at 61.5%. That 28.8 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2009 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2010 Kia Soul - 62.4%
- 2011 Kia Soul - 63.4%
- 2012 Kia Soul - 64.8%