Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2018 Kia Soul has 1 recall, 199 complaints, and a 5-star overall safety rating from NHTSA.
1
Recalls
199
Complaints
★★★★★
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 7, 2026
22V031000
AIR BAGS
Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Sedona, Soul, Soul EV, 2017-2018 Forte, and 2017 Forte Koup vehicles. The Air Bag Control Uni...
Overall
★★★★★
Front Crash
★★★★★
Side Crash
★★★★★
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2018 Kia Soul SUV FWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2026 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2018 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the... |
| Feb 14, 2026 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | Unknown...the car goes into limp mode suddenly...my battery was boiling an shot liquid out of it, pr... |
| Dec 16, 2025 | ENGINE | Was going down the freeway the check engine light came on pulled over and found there to be no oil o... |
| Nov 20, 2025 | ENGINE | Excessive oil consumption |
| Nov 13, 2025 | ENGINE | The engine seized up at 165,000 miles. According to one [XXX] at Trinity Automotive in Fairfield, O... |
| Nov 3, 2025 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2018 Kia Soul. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the steering w... |
| Oct 30, 2025 | ENGINE | Kia is aware of these issues why haven't they issued a recall for engine oil composition low and cau... |
| Oct 24, 2025 | ENGINE | Engine is loosing oil into the #2 cylinder, causing an damage to the downstream exhaust. Once the c... |
| Oct 17, 2025 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | The contact owns a 2018 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, whi... |
| Oct 6, 2025 | STRUCTURE | Driving on freeway,two pieces of paint, flaking flew onto my windshield obstructing my view. Pulled ... |
| Oct 6, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Description of the Problem: My 2018 Kia Soul has a recurring and unresolved safety issue involving s... |
| Oct 1, 2025 | ENGINE | Low compression on cylinder 3 and 4 and the car only has 40,000 miles on it. It's not covered in war... |
| Sep 25, 2025 | ENGINE | 9/25/25 Car would not accelerate on exit ramp and engine seized just as I pulled into Romeo Kia Ki... |
| Sep 19, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I thought my headlights needed cleaning because they are blurry instead of clear. As I am cleaning t... |
| Aug 24, 2025 | ENGINE | Out of no where my engine just started knocking. No engine light came on, no oil light came on, no w... |
| Aug 19, 2025 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2018 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the... |
| Aug 18, 2025 | ENGINE | ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING IT DOWN THE HIGHWAY Purchased 8/5 from reseller, who had driver it ove... |
| Aug 12, 2025 | ENGINE | On 8/12/25, my 2018 Kia Soul (approx. 126,000 miles) suddenly began shuddering at low RPM with a fla... |
| Aug 2, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | Check engine light flashing and began to lose exceleration. Pulled off the highway and vehicle died.... |
| Jul 28, 2025 | ENGINE | I have owned this car now, for 3 years and uh, in those 3 years, I have had to add a quart of oil to... |