KIA Soul vs Ford Edge

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	Ford Edge
Complaints on file	7,574	18,092
Model years covered	2010–2025	2004–2024
Worst model year	2015	2013
Best model year	2024	2021
Crashes reported	411	430
Fires reported	483	110
Injuries reported	286	296
Deaths reported	15	3
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	15.8%	4.6%

KIA Soul by year

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

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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%

Ford Edge by year

5 1,242 1,467 307 778 2,538 1,482 3,247 519 970 1,117 1,663 989 938 432 151 165 32 50

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 3,206 17.7%

Electrical System 2,617 14.5%

Brakes 2,362 13.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 2,149 11.9%

Other & Unspecified 1,525 8.4%

Airbags 1,310 7.2%

Body & Structure 966 5.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 700 3.9%