Kia Soul by model year

7,653 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Kia Soul across 16 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Kia Soul

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
2010	195
2011	271
2012	674
2013	878
2014	1,237
2015	1,231
2016	1,169
2017	357
2018	298
2019	201
2020	522
2021	320
2022	140
2023	95
2024	44
2025	21

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG	Safety
2025	21			30 to 31
2024	44	Electrical system (21%)		30 to 31	4 stars
2023	95	Engine (16%)	4	30 to 31	4 stars
2022	140	Engine (53%)	1	29 to 31	4 stars
2021	320	Engine (58%)	2	27 to 31	4 stars
2020	522	Engine (49%)	1	27 to 114	4 stars
2019	201	Engine (47%)	1	27 to 108	5 stars
2018	298	Engine (50%)	1	27 to 108	5 stars
2017	357	Engine (56%)	1	27 to 105	5 stars
2016	1,169	Engine (57%)	2	26 to 105	5 stars
2015	1,231	Engine (56%)	4	26 to 105	5 stars
2014	1,237	Engine (49%)	5	26	5 stars
2013	878	Engine (38%)	3	25 to 28	4 stars
2012	674	Engine (36%)	3	25 to 28	4 stars
2011	271	Brakes (17%)	3	26 to 28	4 stars
2010	195	Electrical system (13%)	3	26 to 28