Brake efficiency below requirements on the Kia Soul
Brake efficiency below requirements on the Kia Soul is recorded on 1,671 tests — 1.9% of all its MOT tests, against 0.9% across every car in the data. That is 2.1× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.9% of tests record it — this model is 2.1× that share |
| The 283 models compared | 57 of 283, highest first |
| The model's own record | 87,780 tests · every year of the Soul → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Kia Soul tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2009, 2.7% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2018, 0.4%. The share has fallen 2.4 points over that time. Worst year 2015 at 2.8%; best 2018 at 0.4%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 231 | 8,430 | 2.7% |
| 2010 | 302 | 11,413 | 2.6% |
| 2011 | 282 | 13,169 | 2.1% |
| 2012 | 100 | 6,299 | 1.6% |
| 2013 | 42 | 5,002 | 0.8% |
| 2014 | 235 | 9,347 | 2.5% |
| 2015 | 253 | 8,924 | 2.8% |
| 2016 | 142 | 7,236 | 2.0% |
| 2017 | 51 | 5,562 | 0.9% |
| 2018 | 24 | 6,365 | 0.4% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £45–£110 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Brake efficiency below requirements: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Kia Soul MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Kia model →