{"id":"2019_kia_soul","make":"Kia","make_slug":"kia","model":"Soul","model_slug":"soul","year":2019,"url":"/kia/soul/2019/","pts":["bev","gas"],"configs":[{"id":40768,"model":"Soul Electric","pt":"bev","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (A1)","cyl":null,"displ":null,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":124,"hwy":93,"comb":108,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":31.2261,"range":111,"range_city":125,"range_hwy":95,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":5.0,"charge240b":0.0,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"81 kW AC PMSM","fuel":"Electricity","vclass":"Small Station Wagons","co2":0,"fe_score":10,"ghg_score":10,"fuel_cost":700,"save_spend":7750,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"KMX","modified":"Wed Feb 02 00:00:00 EST 2022"},{"id":40203,"model":"Soul","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (AM7)","cyl":4,"displ":1.6,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":true,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":26,"hwy":31,"comb":28,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Small Station Wagons","co2":320,"fe_score":6,"ghg_score":6,"fuel_cost":2250,"save_spend":0,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"KMX","modified":"Fri Sep 21 00:00:00 EDT 2018"},{"id":40251,"model":"Soul","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S6)","cyl":4,"displ":1.6,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":26,"hwy":31,"comb":28,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Small Station Wagons","co2":319,"fe_score":6,"ghg_score":6,"fuel_cost":2250,"save_spend":0,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"KMX","modified":"Fri Sep 21 00:00:00 EDT 2018"},{"id":40204,"model":"Soul","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S6)","cyl":4,"displ":2.0,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":25,"hwy":30,"comb":27,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Small Station Wagons","co2":334,"fe_score":6,"ghg_score":6,"fuel_cost":2300,"save_spend":-250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"KMX","modified":"Fri Sep 21 00:00:00 EDT 2018"},{"id":40252,"model":"Soul","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Manual 6-spd","cyl":4,"displ":1.6,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":24,"hwy":30,"comb":27,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Small Station Wagons","co2":335,"fe_score":6,"ghg_score":6,"fuel_cost":2300,"save_spend":-250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"KMX","modified":"Fri Sep 21 00:00:00 EDT 2018"}],"vclass":"Small Station Wagons","segment":"Wagon","recalls":[{"campaign":"23V724000","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE","mfr":"Kia America, Inc.","reported":"2023-10-26","owner_notified":"2023-12-21","units":6262,"summary":"Kia America, Inc. (KIA) is recalling certain 2015-2019 Soul EV vehicles.  The parking mechanism may be damaged, which can result in unintended vehicle movement when the gear shift lever is in the Park 'P' position and the parking brake is not applied while the vehicle is powered on.","consequence":"Unintended vehicle movement can increase the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will update the electronic control unit software, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed December 21, 2023.  Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542.  Kia's number for this recall is SC287.  This recall expands and replaces recall number 20V-389.  Vehicles previously repaired under 20V-389 will need to have the new remedy completed.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"SC287","initiated_by":"ODI","variants":["bev"],"severity":"minor"},{"campaign":"23V218000","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY","mfr":"Kia America, Inc.","reported":"2023-03-29","owner_notified":"2023-08-18","units":2689,"summary":"Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2015-2019 Soul EV vehicles equipped with an E400 battery.  The high-voltage battery pack may experience an electrical short-circuit while driving.","consequence":"A battery electrical short-circuit increases the risk of a fire.","remedy":"Dealers will update and/or replace the battery management system and software, as necessary, free of charge.  The new software will illuminate the EV warning light, limit charging capacity, and reduce vehicle power if abnormal voltage is detected.  If this occurs, the battery will be replaced, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed August 18, 2023.  Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542.  Kia's number for this recall is SC267.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"SC267","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":["bev"],"severity":"critical"},{"campaign":"22V031000","component":"AIR BAGS","mfr":"Kia Motors America","reported":"2022-01-25","owner_notified":"2022-03-21","units":410619,"summary":"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 Unit (ACU) cover may contact a memory chip on the printed circuit board and damage the electrical circuit.  Circuit damage may result in deactivated air bags that will not deploy in a crash.","consequence":"Air bags that do not deploy as intended can increase the risk of injury in a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect the ACU, and either update the software or replace the unit, as necessary.  Repairs will be performed free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed March 21, 2022.  Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542.  Kia's number for this recall is SC226.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"SC226","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":3,"critical_count":1,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":74,"grade":"C","complaints":{"count":138,"crash":13,"fire":8,"injured":14,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Engine",86],["Unspecified",20],["Air Bags",15],["Electrical System",15],["Fuel/Propulsion System",12],["Seat Belts",6]],"by_year":{"2019":12,"2020":6,"2021":6,"2022":11,"2023":17,"2024":23,"2025":46,"2026":17},"excerpts":[["2024-01-09","Power Train","The contact owns a 2019 Kia Soul EV. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle started shaking abnormally. The contact drove the vehicle out of the street and into a parking space. Additionally, the contact stated that on two occasions the cellphone charger cord melted in the charger po\u2026"],["2023-08-10","Engine","Engine control system is coming on. My engine is knocking and rattling my car will just cut off and steering will get really hard"],["2023-08-04","Engine","The contact owns a 2019 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, she heard an unusual sound that came from the hood of the vehicle, and inadvertently, the smoke came from underneath the hood; however, the check engine warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle was to\u2026"]]},"investigations":[{"action":"RQ23005","component":"POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:INTERNAL:PARK PAWL","opened":"2023-09-10","closed":"2024-01-16","campaign":"23V724","subject":"Vehicle Rollaway","summary":"On July 2, 2020, Kia America Inc. (Kia) filed safety recall 20V-389 for model year (MY) 2015-2016 Kia Soul EV vehicles. This recall was in response to allegations of unintended vehicle movement while in Park and provided updated electronic control unit software for the electronic parking brake logic as the remedy. The updated logic, which was included during production for MY 2017-2019 Kia Soul EV vehicles, automatically activates the electronic parking brake when the vehicle is powered off while the gear shift lever is in the Park position. On September 10, 2023, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Recall Query (RQ23-005) to investigate allegations of unintended vehicle movem"},{"action":"DP22005","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM","opened":"2023-01-27","closed":"2023-08-07","campaign":"22V063000","subject":"Pedestrian alert sounds","summary":"NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matt"},{"action":"DP22003","component":"ENGINE","opened":"2022-09-12","closed":"2023-12-12","campaign":"","subject":"Loss of Motive Power","summary":"The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) received a letter dated July 13, 2022, petitioning the Agency to initiate a safety defect investigation into loss of motive power allegations attributed to oil drain pan assembly failures on certain Hyundai Motor America, Inc. and Kia America, Inc. vehicles spanning Model Years (MY) 2005-2021. The Petitioners cited examples of complaints indicating that the subject vehicles were experiencing rapid loss of engine oil due to oil drain plug back outs, resulting in loss of motive power and/or catastrophic engine damage. Additional complaints were provided which alleged that the oil drain pans lack sufficient structural integrity and are "}],"ncap":[{"desc":"SUV FWD","overall":5,"frontal":5,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.147,"seats":5,"fcw":"Optional","ldw":"Optional","aeb":"Optional","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":66,"headline":{"range":111,"mpg":28,"ncap":5,"complaints":138},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}