FaultScore

KIA Soul problems reported in California

708 of the 7,523 complaints filed about the KIA Soul came from California, most often about the engine & cooling.

Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.

708

Complaints from California

52

Crashes

67

Fires

2016

Worst model year

What failed

By model year

2010 Soul 23 3.2%
2011 Soul 15 2.1%
2012 Soul 49 6.9%
2013 Soul 72 10.2%
2014 Soul 126 17.8%
2015 Soul 117 16.5%
2016 Soul 131 18.5%
2017 Soul 35 4.9%
2018 Soul 29 4.1%
2019 Soul 15 2.1%
2020 Soul 29 4.1%
2021 Soul 36 5.1%
2022 Soul 10 1.4%
2023 Soul 17 2.4%
2024 Soul 4 0.6%

Cities reporting most

LOS Angeles 54 26.6%
SAN Diego 27 13.3%
Sacramento 18 8.9%
Redding 16 7.9%
SAN Francisco 12 5.9%
SAN Jose 12 5.9%
Oakland 11 5.4%
Murrieta 11 5.4%
Chula Vista 11 5.4%
Riverside 11 5.4%
Huntington Beach 10 4.9%
Stockton 10 4.9%

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