Kia Soul Ev recalls & problems by year
18 recalls and 39 owner complaints across 6 model years (2014–2019).
Most complaints201718 complaints
Most recalls20164 recalls
Crashes reported7in owner complaints
Injuries reported40 deaths
Crash, fire, injury and death figures are what owners reported in their complaints; NHTSA does not verify them. A year with more complaints is not necessarily worse: newer and best-selling years collect more reports.
Most-reported problem areas, all years
- Electrical system — 17 complaints
- Power train — 10 complaints
- Unknown or other — 6 complaints
- Service brakes — 6 complaints
- Engine — 5 complaints
- Visibility/wiper — 2 complaints
- Air bags — 1 complaint
- Vehicle speed control — 1 complaint