2017 Kia Soul air bags problems
Owners reported air bags problems in 16 complaints for the 2017 Kia Soul, 4% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 16 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 40,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 13 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 11 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 40,000 miles, and 82% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 11 crashes, 13 injuries.
What owners wrote
I was in a head on collision wearing my seat belt and hit my head on the sun visor and edge of windshield. Basically scalping me. The air bag deployed yes but after I was bleeding and reaching to undo my seatbelt. Hitting my hand which broke my wrist having to have surgery to put a plate and pins in it. Also hitting me in the chest so hard it knocke the breath out of me. It was smoking really bad too like it was going to catch fire.
On 10/23/2020 I was in a front end collision with a 2017 jeep wrangler and the air bags in my soul did not deploy. My soul is a total loss, due to frame damage.
Other problems reported for the 2017 Kia Soul
- Engine 201 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 19 complaints
- Electrical system 19 complaints
- Fuel system 19 complaints