KIA Soul vs Dodge RAM 1500

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	KIA Soul	Dodge RAM 1500
Complaints on file	7,574	16,094
Model years covered	2010–2025	1991–2014
Worst model year	2015	2005
Best model year	2024	1995
Crashes reported	411	1,173
Fires reported	483	356
Injuries reported	286	806
Deaths reported	15	30
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	15.8%	14.7%

KIA Soul by year

195 271 673 869 1,228 1,223 1,155 356 297 198 509 314 133 90 42 21

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 3,527 46.6%

Other & Unspecified 636 8.4%

Electrical System 526 6.9%

Steering 518 6.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 426 5.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 366 4.8%

Brakes 358 4.7%

Lights 259 3.4%

Dodge RAM 1500 by year

8 7 148 273 407 468 645 769 641 1,370 1,004 1,363 1,370 1,632 1,080 701 721 884 631 989 982 1

91 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 14

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 2,448 15.2%

Airbags 2,226 13.8%

Body & Structure 2,038 12.7%

Electrical System 1,426 8.9%

Engine & Cooling 1,388 8.6%

Suspension 916 5.7%

Steering 873 5.4%

Brakes 833 5.2%