2025 Kia Soul problems and recalls

The 2025 Kia Soul has no recalls on file. Owners have filed 12 complaints, most often on the Exterior Lighting.

12
Complaints
0
Recalls
2
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
1
Injuries
68.7
Severity index

Severity index 68.7 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 68.7p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Exterior LightingExterior Lighting: 4 complaints (33.3%)4 33%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 3 complaints (25.0%)3 25%Lane DepartureLane Departure: 2 complaints (16.7%)2 17%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 2 complaints (16.7%)2 17%Service BrakesService Brakes: 2 complaints (16.7%)2 17%Power TrainPower Train: 1 complaints (8.3%)1 8%EngineEngine: 1 complaints (8.3%)1 8%Back Over PreventionBack Over Prevention: 1 complaints (8.3%)1 8%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
EXTERIOR LIGHTING433.3%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER325.0%
LANE DEPARTURE216.7%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE216.7%
SERVICE BRAKES216.7%
POWER TRAIN18.3%
ENGINE18.3%
BACK OVER PREVENTION18.3%

Complaints filed per year

0472025: 52026: 7 (partial year)25267
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20255
2026 (year to date)7

Other Kia Soul model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 14 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-08-11. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.