2018 KIA Soul problems
Owners have filed 292 complaints about the 2018 KIA Soul with NHTSA. Engine accounts for 46.2% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of power train at 10.6%.
Complaints292
Crashes19
Fires20
Injuries15
Deaths1
What owners report breaking
Engine 46.2% · 135
Power train 10.6% · 31
Unknown or other 10.3% · 30
Electrical system 6.8% · 20
Fuel/propulsion system 3.8% · 11
Air bags 3.8% · 11
Engine and engine cooling 3.1% · 9
Vehicle speed control 2.7% · 8
Severity
Of those complaints, 19 describe a crash, 20 describe a fire, 15 report an injury and 1 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 13 model years of the KIA Soul in this data, 2018 sits 9th by complaint volume. 2014 draws the most.
Filing volume has held steady, 120 in the last three years against 109 in the three before.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 54,050 miles.
In owners' own words
My engine blew it just hit 80,000 miles on the dot and since Iâm purchasing it threw Freedom Chevrolet Buick gmc by Ed Morse and not Kia directly my car cannot get fixed! I still owe a pretty penny and now I have no way of fixing when other Kiaâs have had the same issue with engine blowing I just would like my car fixed. My safety and my kids what put in danger when it decided to do this On a busy road! Engine
I went and got my oil changed yesterday. The man at the Kia dealership showed me a water bottle that was about 8 oz full with black oil. He told me that thatâs all the oil I had in my car and I probably have engine damage. There were no warning lamps or anything else. And I routinely get my oil and tires maintenance. I am now having sounds coming from my vehicle but still no warning lamps. Engine
The car started making a squeaky noise checked to see if it was the brakes or anything else, nothing everything appears fine. Hera the noise again have it checked out turns out car has no oil what do ever. I have my car serviced every 3 m as it should be even before the miles I know and have read and other articles about the oil just disappearing, my car only has 53, 000 miles on it. Engine
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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