Kia Soul EV
Owners filed 39 complaints across 6 model years of the Kia Soul EV. The 2017 drew the most (18); the 2014 the fewest (2).
Model years6
Complaints39
Recalls18
Fires1
Deaths0
Which Kia Soul EV years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2017 is the weakest year on record, with 18 complaints concentrated in the electrical system. It carries 3 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.