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2014 Kia Soul electrical system problems

98 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2014 Kia Soul, which is 8% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
98 8% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
70,000 miles 78 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
4 and 16
Injuries and deaths
3 and 1

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2014 Kia Soul Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 70,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 11 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 6 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 10 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 20 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 7 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 15 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 5 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 70,000 miles
Based on 78 complaints that include mileage. 35% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles11
20k to 40k miles6
40k to 60k miles10
60k to 80k miles20
80k to 100k miles7
100k to 120k miles15
120k to 140k miles5
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 78 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles, and 35% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 16 fires, 3 injuries, 1 death.

What owners wrote

The vehicle hit a tree at an unknown rate of speed. The seat belts functioned, and the air bags were deployed. The vehicle caught fire immediately or shortly thereafter. Two bystanders could not open the doors because the door locks were still engaged. They had to break the glass, manually unlock the doors, then open them - the doors functioned normally after unlocked. It is my understanding that the door locks were supposed to disengage when the airbags deployed - they did not.

Reported at 5,000 miles, May 2015 CrashFireInjury

Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2014 Kia Soul. The contact stated that upon start of the vehicle, the check engine warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken an independent mechanic where the mechanic discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a purchased from a Toyota dealer. An email was sent to the car salesman who sold the contact the vehicle.

Reported at 138,000 miles, July 2025

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