KIA Soul EV problems

Owners have filed 52 complaints about the KIA Soul EV with NHTSA across model years 2014 to 2019. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Every KIA Soul EV 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.

2 7 8 25 4 6

14 15 16 17 18 19

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

Year	Grade	Complaints	Crashes	Fires	Median miles	Most reported
2019	—	6	4	0	—	Transmission & Drivetrain
2018	—	4	1	0	—	Electrical System
2017	—	25	0	2	15,606	Electrical System
2016	—	8	1	0	17,981	Transmission & Drivetrain
2015	—	7	2	0	78,000	Transmission & Drivetrain
2014	—	2	1	0	—	Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a KIA Soul EV

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Electrical System 17 32.7%

Worst in 2017

Transmission & Drivetrain 10 19.2%

Worst in 2016

Brakes 7 13.5%

Worst in 2017

Other & Unspecified 6 11.5%

Worst in 2016

Engine & Cooling 5 9.6%

Worst in 2017

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 2 3.8%

Worst in 2016

Airbags 1 1.9%

Worst in 2014

Body & Structure 1 1.9%

Worst in 2017

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1 1.9%

Worst in 2015

Fuel & Propulsion 1 1.9%

Worst in 2017

Seats 1 1.9%

Worst in 2017

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every KIA Soul EV, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Mar 2017 peak 6 Jul 2026

Compare the KIA Soul EV

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.

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