Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2020 Kia Soul has 85 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
85
Complaints
0
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2026 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2020 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the... |
| Nov 28, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Vehicle transaxle will start or feel like is slips and wont go pass 40mph on the highway and has bec... |
| Nov 14, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The engine began to sound like it was missing or sputtering. This occurred for a short period of tim... |
| Nov 10, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | The problems with the KIa Sol began with the "check engine" light continuously coming on in January ... |
| May 23, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Engine Knock and random engine shutoff, dealership filled apparent recalls: Changed piston rings, EC... |
| Apr 11, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | My car randomly started stalling and turned off while I was in the middle of a busy intersection wit... |
| Mar 16, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2020 Kia Soul. The contact stated that the vehicle had shut off on several occasi... |
| Aug 2, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Unknown. Consuming oil at a high rate. Car also randomly loses acceleration power acting as if it’s ... |
| Jun 16, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2020 Kia Soul. The contact stated while driving 80 MPH and attempting to pass ano... |
| Feb 23, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The vehicle started with what felt like the car was going gently slower and faster as if it was almo... |
| Aug 15, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Unresolved Recall. The vehicle was under recall in 2019 and should not have been sold by JTs Kia in... |
| Jul 1, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | Approximately 30 miles into a trip, with mostly highway driving, the transmission failed completely.... |
| Jun 18, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The car stalled when coming to a stop and would not start for over 5 mins while on a major road. Whe... |
| Jun 8, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | I recently purchased this 2020 Kia Soul at the end of April 2023. About 2 weeks ago while I was stop... |
| Apr 16, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | My experience: My transmission failed while driving at full speed on the highway. My car initially... |
| Mar 17, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission failed when driving 70 on a highway. |
| Jan 9, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission completely cut out. Had to tow to dealership and get an entire new transmission. 30k mi... |
| Jan 6, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | Driving vehicle on roadway and started braking to stop at a stop sign when the engine revved higher,... |
| Dec 26, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | While driving along the interstate, going 70 MPH, I noticed the RPM gauge started to fluctuate. Shor... |
| Sep 26, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | My 2020 Kia Soul Turbo transmission had a complete lost of power failure on September 26, 2022 at h... |