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	7,523	16,530
Model years covered	2010–2025	2009–2026
Worst model year	2015	2019
Best model year	2024	2009
Crashes reported	409	905
Fires reported	479	286
Injuries reported	284	464
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

193 270 673 866 1,223 1,222 1,142 355 292 196 499 310 133 86 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 3,505 46.6%

Other & Unspecified 629 8.4%

Electrical System 523 7.0%

Steering 517 6.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 424 5.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 363 4.8%

Brakes 357 4.7%

Lights 258 3.4%

RAM 1500 by year

47 1,598 2,401 1,963 2,094 1,181 898 2,138 900 1,130 1,020 331 126 603 100

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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 2,645 16.0%

Steering 2,604 15.8%

Electrical System 2,295 13.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 1,497 9.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,421 8.6%

Brakes 1,245 7.5%

Other & Unspecified 1,222 7.4%

Airbags 561 3.4%