Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2018 Kia Soul.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | My KIA Soul 2018 caught on file while driving. The whole engine was in flames. I didn't want to die because my car has … |
| 2026-02-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an abnormal … |
| 2026-02-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Unknown...the car goes into limp mode suddenly...my battery was boiling an shot liquid out of it, prior to this my othe… |
| 2025-12-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Was going down the freeway the check engine light came on pulled over and found there to be no oil on the dip stick and… |
| 2025-11-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Excessive oil consumption |
| 2025-11-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The engine seized up at 165,000 miles. According to one [XXX] at Trinity Automotive in Fairfield, Ohio, it's a known i… |
| 2025-11-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Kia Soul. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel was difficult … |
| 2025-10-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Kia is aware of these issues why haven't they issued a recall for engine oil composition low and causing problems |
| 2025-10-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Engine is loosing oil into the #2 cylinder, causing an damage to the downstream exhaust. Once the cylinder fills with … |
| 2025-10-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, while depressing the a… |
| 2025-10-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Description of the Problem: My 2018 Kia Soul has a recurring and unresolved safety issue involving sudden loss of power… |
| 2025-10-06 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Driving on freeway,two pieces of paint, flaking flew onto my windshield obstructing my view. Pulled over to see what ha… |
| 2025-10-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Low compression on cylinder 3 and 4 and the car only has 40,000 miles on it. It's not covered in warranty because it's … |
| 2025-09-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 9/25/25 Car would not accelerate on exit ramp and engine seized just as I pulled into Romeo Kia Kingston Car Repair C… |
| 2025-09-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I thought my headlights needed cleaning because they are blurry instead of clear. As I am cleaning the headlights I tre… |
| 2025-08-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Out of no where my engine just started knocking. No engine light came on, no oil light came on, no warnings at all. I j… |
| 2025-08-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle inadverten… |
| 2025-08-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING IT DOWN THE HIGHWAY Purchased 8/5 from reseller, who had driver it over 200 miles with no… |
| 2025-08-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | On 8/12/25, my 2018 Kia Soul (approx. 126,000 miles) suddenly began shuddering at low RPM with a flashing check engine … |
| 2025-08-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Check engine light flashing and began to lose exceleration. Pulled off the highway and vehicle died. Unable to start it… |
| 2025-07-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I have owned this car now, for 3 years and uh, in those 3 years, I have had to add a quart of oil to it every week. The… |
| 2025-07-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Car burned out all oil and stalled |
| 2025-06-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I am submitting this complaint regarding failure to complete a federally mandated safety recall and the subsequent rele… |
| 2025-05-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | A Kia franchise dealership demanded payment for diagnostics in order to perform a federal airbag safety recall, which I… |
| 2025-05-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The vehicle has been well maintained. About 1.5 years ago, it experienced a fuel injector failure. All four injectors w… |
| 2025-05-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The vehicle has been well maintained. About 1.5 years ago, it experienced a fuel injector failure. All four injectors w… |
| 2025-04-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owned a 2018 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, a loud pop and smoke … |
| 2025-04-04 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Purchased 2018 KIA Soul from KIA dealer [XXX] in New Hampshire. There was 57,100 miles on the car at time of purchase.… |
| 2025-03-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | While climbing a hill, the engine began to sputter and lose power immediately, throwing multiple CEL codes. I was barel… |
| 2025-03-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The camshaft bolt broke off and destroyed the engine. A second bolt worked itself loose and photos show it at least hal… |
| 2025-03-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My engine under, the 2018 KIA Soul Engine Recall, first problem was on October 2023 when it arrived at the dealership w… |
| 2025-03-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My 2018 Kia Soul burns oil creating the engine to misfire, stall, putter, tick. Ive had my oil changed on a Friday, an… |
| 2025-02-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | After 84000 miles my catalystic convertor is going out. |
| 2025-02-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Weird shifting |
| 2024-12-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | While driving on the interstate @70mph with the cruise control activated and set the engine started without any warning… |
| 2024-11-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving at an undisclosed speed and ap… |
| 2024-11-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Nov 10,2024 my 2018 Kia soul “1.6” (1.6 is important because only the 2018 Kia soul 2.0 got recognized in class action … |
| 2024-10-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | We purchased this vehicle for our [XXX]. It was going to be his first vehicle, and we shined it up and changed the batt… |
| 2024-09-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The brake lights do not work even after they change all of them at the dealership |
| 2024-09-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I have A 2018 Kia Soul I have been having problems with my oil running low and my oil and engine light coming on after … |
| 2024-08-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I have a 2018 Kia Soul Base Model with a 1.6 L engine. At the moment, the engine is making a loud knocking noise when t… |
| 2024-08-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Kia Soul. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, there was an abnormal knocking sou… |
| 2024-08-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact’s daughter owned a 2018 Kia Soul. The contact stated while her daughter was driving approximately 65 MPH, a… |
| 2024-07-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Engine knocking noise . |
| 2024-06-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Oil plug fell out while driving, engine needed to be replaced. |
| 2024-05-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | While driving the vehicle, with no warning, the engine failed. The second cylinder lost all pressure, with the remainin… |
| 2024-05-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Update to case 11587168: Ian (Service Writer) at HW Kia told me 3 weeks ago Kia was approving engine replacement, he wa… |
| 2024-05-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I am the owner of a 2018 Kia Soul. On May 19, 2024 I broke down on a highway in a dangerous construction zone. Just pri… |
| 2024-05-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Kia Soul. The contact stated while driving on several occasions in one day at various speeds, t… |
| 2024-05-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My granddaughter was traveling to Florida from Texas for a short vacation on [XXX] 2024. Car just lost power and slowed… |