Best Year to Buy a Kia Soul
Reliability rankings across 16 model years, based on NHTSA owner complaints
Based on 16 model years of NHTSA complaint data, the 2025 Kia Soul is the most reliable year to buy with a Klunk Score of 98/100 ("Smooth Ride") and only 11 owner complaints. The 2015 model year is the least reliable with 897 complaints and a score of 5/100 ("Total Klunk").
All Years Ranked
2025Smooth Ride 11 2024Smooth Ride 27 2023Smooth Ride 48 2022Solid Pick 87 2019Solid Pick 130 2010Solid Pick 134 2011Proceed with Caution 192 2018Proceed with Caution 207 2021Proceed with Caution 220 2017Proceed with Caution 268 2020Check Engine 358 2012Check Engine 510 2013Total Klunk 643 2016Total Klunk 798 2014Total Klunk 890 2015Total Klunk 897
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94
88
76
68
67
56
53
50
46
38
25
17
8
5
5