NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Kia Soul Ev Recalls
The 2016 Kia Soul Ev has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 26, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Kia Soul Ev. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 7
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2016 Kia Soul Ev, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2016 Kia Soul Ev
Power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl)
- Campaign
- 23V724000
- Reported
- October 26, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,262
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015, 2017–2019 Soul Ev
Electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery
- Campaign
- 23V218000
- Reported
- March 29, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,689
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2015, 2017–2019 Soul Ev
Power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl)
- Campaign
- 20V389000
- Reported
- July 2, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,714
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015 Soul Ev
Steering
- Campaign
- 17V608000
- Reported
- September 29, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 342,381
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015 Soul Ev, 1 other model
2016 Kia Soul Ev complaints by year
NHTSA has received 7 owner complaints about the 2016 Kia Soul Ev, the newest on September 18, 2023. Of these, 1 describe a crash (14%).
In complaints about the 2016 Kia Soul Ev, the component group named most often is the power train (43%), followed by the electrical system (14%) and the service brakes (14%).
2 of the 2016 Kia Soul Ev's 4 recalls also concern the power train.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train3
- Unknown Or Other2
- Electrical System1
- Service Brakes1
- Visibility/Wiper1
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2016 Kia Soul Ev peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 3. 86% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
The 7 complaints about the 2016 Kia Soul Ev are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Soul Ev by model year
Other 2016 Kia models
Newest record on this page: October 26, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted