24,286 on UK roads in 2025-736 vs 2024
On the road
24,286
24,286 licensed
Change vs 2024
-2.9%
-736 cars
New in 2025
1
first-time registrations
Electrified
17.2%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Kia SOUL has a steady presence on UK roads, with 24,286 licensed in 2025 - down 2.9% on 2024. 1 was registered new in 2025. The fleet is overwhelmingly diesel (55%), with most in the 1.6-2.0L class. Most date from the 2010-2014 era.
Licensed Kia SOUL cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Kia SOUL on the road today.
Current split
Engine size
Cars on the road by engine capacity
How old are they?
Share of cars by the year they were first registered
How a Kia Soul holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 27,281 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
73.2%
27,281 MOT tests in 2025 · 21,840 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
77.3%
2023
76%
2024
74%
2025
73.2%
▼ 4.1 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
How a Kia Soul is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 22,873 cars tracked across years
44.3%
low · <5k
52.5%
avg · 5-15k
3.2%
high · 15k+
Most cover 3,425-8,118 miles a year (median 5,496).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 59,849 → 65,301 → 70,236 → 74,867
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Diesel
13,909 tests
71.7%
Petrol
7,039 tests
74.8%
A 2025 Kia Soul passes first time 73.2% of the time - below the 77.6% UK average, and easing slightly year on year. The typical one is driven about 6,224 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 88.4% of low-mileage cars pass versus 58.4% past 120k.
Of 5,849 first-time fails, here's what gets flagged most. Most cars fail on more than one item, so shares add up past 100%.
Share of failed tests, by area
Exact items most often recorded as the reason a car failed
Before you buy a specific Kia SOUL, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
