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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
KNDJP3A56H7••••••2017 Kia SOUL
That is about average for the 2017 Kia SOUL — 8 complaints per build across 31 builds.
11on this build
261on the model
31builds in total
1involved a crash
1involved a fire
2injuries
Most reportedEngine 10Fuel/propulsion System 1Service Brakes 1
What owners of this build wrote
Service BrakescrashJul 2025
2017,Kia soul plus brakes failed with no warning and we crashed into an intersection and hit a dump truck. I suffered severe broken bones including a compound femur fracture and broken arm. I was trapped in the car for over a hour. Both my arm and leg have rods and pins now. I…
Unknown Or OtherfireJan 2023
On 11/07/22 my car started to sputter & lose power while going up a hill, the incident only lasted a few seconds with no warning lights. Later that same day my car wouldn't start and when it finally did start it started sputtering, had no power with no warning lights, plus there…
EngineSep 2024
09/06/2024 my kia soul engine broke down towed to a mechanic shop and determined it needed a new engine, due to a recall that was issued before my ownership of the vehicle. Kia declines doing the engine replacement under the 150,000 warranty, due to the recall never being taken…
EngineMay 2024
05/18/2024 (Saturday) I was driving home from my parents house. After approximately 7 miles from leaving their home the check engine light came on. The car became sluggish and seamed to not have a lot of power. I drove the car approximately another 7 miles straight to the…
EngineJan 2023
The car has been back for two for oil consumptions test at 1000 miles and is burning about 5 quarts every thousand miles
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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 KNDJP3A56H7468278 · decoded Nov 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.