NHTSA Safety Recalls
Kia Soul Ev Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 5 recall campaigns for the Kia Soul Ev, across 5 model years from 2015 to 2019. The 2016 has the most (4); the fewest among years with a recall is 2019 (3).
- Model years
- 5
- Recall campaigns
- 5
- Most recalls
- 2016
- Owner complaints
- 39
2015–2019, with a recall
4 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 39 complaints with NHTSA about the Kia Soul Ev across 6 model years; the most, 18, concern the 2017.
Owners marked a crash on 7 of the Kia Soul Ev complaints (18%) and a fire on 1.
Across all Kia Soul Ev model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 17 complaints), then the power train (10).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Kia Soul Ev in 2023: 11, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Kia Soul Ev is power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl), in 7 model-year listings.
The newest Kia Soul Ev recall, 23V724000, was reported on October 26, 2023 and concerns the power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl).
Kia Soul Ev years to avoid
Too few Kia Soul Ev model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Kia Soul Ev years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Kia Soul Ev
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)7
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY5
- AIR BAGS3
- STEERING2
Kia Soul Ev model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Kia Soul Ev recall campaign (5)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23V724000October 26, 2023 | power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl) | 2015–2019 | crash | 6,262 |
| 23V218000March 29, 2023 | electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery | 2015–2019 | fire | 2,689 |
| 22V031000January 25, 2022 | air bags | 2017–2019 | crash and injury | 410,619 |
| 20V389000July 2, 2020 | power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl) | 2015–2016 | crash | 3,714 |
| 17V608000September 29, 2017 | steering | 2015–2016 | crash | 342,381 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Kia Soul Ev. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: July 25, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted