2019 Kia Soul engine problems
94 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2019 Kia Soul, which is 47% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 94 47% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 67,000 miles 25 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 7
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When engine problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 25 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 67,000 miles, and 44% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 7 fires, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
UNKNOWN Car accident in 2022 that impacted the front and driver side of the vehicle. Air bags did not deploy as it was a pretty bad accident. The light of the air bag would be on stating that it was not on and then go off completely in different situations. Never once did I receive a letters from the manufacturer stating the recall.
Drain plug missing which caused a leek in vehicle, which caused engine to break while drivivng car stopped working, was towed then found the drain plug was missing please help I have been reading and found other cases like mine on the kia soul. My car was stationary on thre highway. I had to get it towed to a gas station where I slept in the car over night then call a tow company to take me to the closest kia dealership. There they told me their findings.I had an oil change on 05/20/19, at a kia dealership in md.
Other problems reported for the 2019 Kia Soul
- Air bags 15 complaints
- Fuel system 15 complaints