2012 KIA Soul problems
Owners have filed 673 complaints about the 2012 KIA Soul with NHTSA. Engine accounts for 31.1% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of steering at 24.7%.
Complaints673
Crashes41
Fires31
Injuries40
Deaths2
What owners report breaking
Engine 31.1% · 209
Steering 24.7% · 166
Unknown or other 5.8% · 39
Electrical system 5.6% · 38
Service brakes, hydraulic 5.1% · 34
Engine and engine cooling 4.8% · 32
Power train 3.1% · 21
Fuel/propulsion system 3.1% · 21
Severity
Of those complaints, 41 describe a crash, 31 describe a fire, 40 report an injury and 2 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 13 model years of the KIA Soul in this data, 2012 sits 5th by complaint volume. 2014 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 108 in the last three years against 212 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 90,000 miles.
In owners' own words
In 2018 I known my 2012 Soul 1.6L consume too much engine oil about 1qt for 1,000 miles. I told it the KIA engineer. But the engineer said, it is caused by mileage over 140,000. I had added engine oil pretty often. I visited the KIA a couple of months later for engine stalling and and extra oil consuming. I asked for recall 19v120000. But they said it is not for my car. They told other repair about $ 400 instead. Engine
My car gets very hot for no reason . The dashboard ,radio,by my gearstick to name a few places. I seen the recall for the souls catching on fire and read that the exhaust gas can cause problems to the catalytic converter which I had to replace last april only a month after buying my car. I believe my car should be included in the recall and am trying to figure out the steps to take to try an get it added . Engine · reported at 10,567 miles
The contact owns a 2012 KIA Soul. While driving various speeds, thee contact heard abnormal noises coming from the vehicle and all the warning indicators illuminated. KIA of duluth (1701 w michigan st, duluth, mn 55806, (866) 722-4542) diagnosed that the pistons needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 169,000. Engine · reported at 169,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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