NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Kia Soul Recalls
The 2013 Kia Soul has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 25, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Kia Soul. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 667
- Crashes reported
- 22
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
46 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2013 Kia Soul, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2013 Kia Soul
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 23V652000
- Reported
- September 25, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,730,192
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2012 Soul, 11 other models
Engine
- Campaign
- 19V120000
- Reported
- February 22, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 378,967
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 2012, 2014–2016 Soul
Structure: body: roof and pillars
- Campaign
- 14V822000
- Reported
- December 29, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 95,314
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2012 Soul
2013 Kia Soul complaints by year
NHTSA has received 667 owner complaints about the 2013 Kia Soul, the newest on October 19, 2026. Of these, 22 describe a crash (3%) and 46 a fire; owners reported 25 injuries.
In complaints about the 2013 Kia Soul, the component group named most often is the engine (43%), followed by the steering (23%) and the electrical system (11%).
1 of the 2013 Kia Soul's 3 recalls also concerns the engine.
Where 2013 Kia Soul owners gave the mileage (366 complaints), the median was 91,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine286
- Steering153
- Electrical System71
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic68
- Unknown Or Other62
- Engine And Engine Cooling45
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 14 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 22 | |
| 2015 | 18 | |
| 2016 | 13 | |
| 2017 | 12 | |
| 2018 | 38 | |
| 2019 | 117 | |
| 2020 | 71 | |
| 2021 | 58 | |
| 2022 | 50 | |
| 2023 | 80 | |
| 2024 | 112 | |
| 2025 | 37 | |
| 2026 | 25 |
Complaints about the 2013 Kia Soul peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 117. 10% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2013 vehicles, the 2013 Kia Soul drew 0.9× the complaints of the median Kia Soul year in the same window: 10th highest of the 13 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 667 complaints about the 2013 Kia Soul are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Soul by model year
Other 2013 Kia models
Newest record on this page: October 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted