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 2015 model year is the least reliable with 908 complaints and a score of 5/100 ("Total Klunk").
All Years Ranked
2025Smooth Ride 12 2024Smooth Ride 30 2023Smooth Ride 54 2022Solid Pick 95 2019Solid Pick 136 2010Solid Pick 135 2011Proceed with Caution 193 2018Proceed with Caution 213 2021Proceed with Caution 238 2017Proceed with Caution 272 2020Check Engine 388 2012Check Engine 513 2013Total Klunk 653 2016Total Klunk 821 2014Total Klunk 904 2015Total Klunk 908
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93
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56
52
49
46
35
25
17
7
5
5