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 97/100 ("Smooth Ride") and only 12 owner complaints. The 2014 model year is the least reliable with 898 complaints and a score of 5/100 ("Total Klunk").
All Years Ranked
2025Smooth Ride 12 2024Smooth Ride 29 2023Smooth Ride 49 2022Solid Pick 88 2019Solid Pick 134 2010Solid Pick 135 2011Proceed with Caution 193 2018Proceed with Caution 211 2021Proceed with Caution 228 2017Proceed with Caution 270 2020Check Engine 372 2012Check Engine 512 2013Total Klunk 646 2016Total Klunk 808 2015Total Klunk 903 2014Total Klunk 898
97
93
88
76
67
67
56
52
50
46
37
25
17
8
5
5