KIA Soul vs 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	RAM 1500
Complaints on file	7,574	16,726
Model years covered	2010–2025	2009–2026
Worst model year	2015	2019
Best model year	2024	2009
Crashes reported	411	912
Fires reported	483	289
Injuries reported	286	467
Deaths reported	15	16
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	15.8%	10.1%

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%

RAM 1500 by year

47 1,608 2,413 1,977 2,110 1,189 915 2,154 902 1,146 1,037 340 126 635 127

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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 2,665 15.9%

Steering 2,637 15.8%

Electrical System 2,332 13.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 1,509 9.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,432 8.6%

Brakes 1,267 7.6%

Other & Unspecified 1,233 7.4%

Airbags 568 3.4%