Worst years for a KIA Soul
Owners have filed 7,523 complaints about the KIA Soul with NHTSA across model years 2010 to 2025. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Every KIA Soul year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | B | 21 | 4 | 0 | — | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2024 | A | 42 | 0 | 3 | — | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2023 | C | 86 | 12 | 3 | 17,000 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2022 | B | 133 | 5 | 1 | 51,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2021 | C | 310 | 24 | 4 | 46,250 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2020 | C | 499 | 12 | 9 | 12,650 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2019 | C | 196 | 20 | 12 | 46,200 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2018 | C | 292 | 19 | 20 | 54,050 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2017 | C | 355 | 21 | 19 | 73,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2016 | D | 1,142 | 34 | 59 | 80,459 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2015 | F | 1,222 | 59 | 113 | 87,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2014 | F | 1,223 | 52 | 110 | 85,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2013 | D | 866 | 32 | 64 | 98,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2012 | D | 673 | 41 | 31 | 90,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2011 | C | 270 | 43 | 7 | 50,000 | Brakes |
| 2010 | C | 193 | 31 | 24 | 20,500 | Electrical System |
What breaks on a KIA Soul
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a KIA Soul
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every KIA Soul, by the month it reached NHTSA.
KIA Soul problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the KIA Soul
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.