2022 Kia Soul: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 112 complaints
112
Total Complaints
50,000mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE
Top Issue
4
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

7,000 25th Percentile
50,000 Median Mileage
70,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE
39
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
17
POWER TRAIN
11
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
10
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
7
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
6
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
6
AIR BAGS
3
SERVICE BRAKES
3
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
2

Severity Assessment

4
Crashes
0
Fires
7
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"As explained to me by the phone lady at Parsons KIA in Winchester Va. It is a built in feature that supposedly kills the engine at a stop light to save gas. however occasionally if you let go of the brake and hit the gas at the right time the car lunges out into the intersection then dies. I almost ..."
"The contact owns a 2022 Kia Soul X-Line. The contact stated while at a stop, the vehicle was rear-ended and the seat belts did not retract nor did none of the airbags deploy. The contact sustained shoulder bruises and a hip bruise. The contact's friend was sitting in the passenger side front seat an..."
"The contact owns a 2022 Kia Soul X-Line. The contact stated while at a stop, the vehicle was rear-ended and the seat belts did not retract nor did none of the airbags deploy. The contact sustained shoulder bruises and a hip bruise. The contact's friend was sitting in the passenger side front seat an..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28