Engine complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2018 Kia Soul has 102 NHTSA engine complaints and 0 engine-related recalls.
102
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 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 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... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| Jul 2, 2025 | ENGINE | Car burned out all oil and stalled |
| Apr 9, 2025 | ENGINE | The contact owned a 2018 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, a ... |
| Mar 21, 2025 | ENGINE | While climbing a hill, the engine began to sputter and lose power immediately, throwing multiple CEL... |
| Mar 9, 2025 | ENGINE | The camshaft bolt broke off and destroyed the engine. A second bolt worked itself loose and photos s... |
| Mar 3, 2025 | ENGINE | My 2018 Kia Soul burns oil creating the engine to misfire, stall, putter, tick. Ive had my oil chan... |
| Dec 12, 2024 | ENGINE | While driving on the interstate @70mph with the cruise control activated and set the engine started ... |
| Nov 25, 2024 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2018 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving at an undis... |