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KNDJ23AU7M7••••••2021 Kia SOUL
This build draws 2.2× more complaints than the average 2021 Kia SOUL build (13 vs 6).
13on this build
221on the model
37builds in total
2involved a crash
1involved a fire
Most reportedEngine 6Engine And Engine Cooling 4Service Brakes 2Air Bags 1
What owners of this build wrote
Power TraincrashDec 2023
In April 2023 I purchased a 2021 Kia Soul. I had no issues at all with my Used Kia Soul. In Nov 2023 I was in an accident. I hit a deer and that did cause damage. My insurance company fixed it. I got my car back in Dec [XX], 2023 with approximately 96,000 miles on it. A few days…
EnginefireJul 2023
I was driving and car started to lose power,the service engine light came on less than a minute before the boom.l tried to speed up and then there was a big boom and it was loud, so I went to the shoulder of the road and the car stalled ,I tried to restart the car and it just…
Air BagscrashJun 2022
Airbags didn't deploy with hard frontal contact. Vehicle is being held by insurance company so it can be looked at. Vehicle has been inspected by insurance company as total loss. Front end is destroyed and frame is bent
Engine And Engine CoolingMay 2026
The contact owns a 2021 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V099000 (Engine and Engine Cooling); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost…
SteeringJan 2025
Hi I keep needed a oil change on this vehicle please have Kia to check why thanks and I sometimes smell oil out of no where thanks [XXX] [XXX] and I have had serval oil changes at Walmart only since I got the vehicle from carmax INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN KNDJ23AU7M7778536 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.