Kia Soul Lemon Odds and Nada Odds
Other sources of Kia Soul reliability information provide only averages, which can conceal as much as they reveal. So we also report the percentage of Kia Souls with no repairs at all in the past year and the percentage of Kia Souls that are lemons (required three or more repair trips in the past year). These figures might surprise you.
These stats are promptly updated four times a year, to closely track Kia Soul lemon odds as the cars age. Others can be over a year behind. Only TrueDelta tells you how reliable the Kia Soul has been recently.
See what our members say about Kia Soul lemon odds and brand reputation.
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Kia Soul Lemon Odds and Nada Odds through December 31, 2012
General NotesNote the sample sizes in the right column. For a precise Nada Odds, it'd be best to have 50+ cars. For Lemon Odds, 100+. In most cases the sample sizes are between 25 and 35, and differences of less than six points are probably not meaningful. This is especially a factor with the "Lemon Odds," where nearly all scores are low.That said, the Lemon Odds figures are probably much lower than many people suspected, so we've posted them. Similarly, the Nada Odds are probably higher than many people suspected. Even with the least reliable cars in this results set your odds of no repairs would be better than one in three. Surprised? MethodologyThe samples include cars for which we have at least nine months of data in the past year. The "Nada-odds" are adjusted based on the average number of months of data per car. These stats are very close to what they'd be if we included only cars with a full year of data.
Only successfully completed repairs are currently included in the analysis. Recalls and problems fixed with just a reflash or warning light reset are not included.
Competing Car Model Lemon Odds and Nada Odds Results through December 31, 2012
| Year | Make/Model | Nada Odds per 100 Cars | Lemon Odds per 100 Cars | 86 vehicles, 11.7 months per vehicle, 29900 miles driven2011 | Ford Fiesta | 67 | 2 |
| 34 vehicles, 11.6 months per vehicle, 20100 miles driven2011 | Honda Fit | Join or sign in to view | |
| 48 vehicles, 11.7 months per vehicle, 32000 miles driven2010 | Honda Fit | 91 | < 1 |
| 98 vehicles, 11.7 months per vehicle, 51700 miles driven2009 | Honda Fit | 88 | < 1 |
| 43 vehicles, 11.9 months per vehicle, 70300 miles driven2008 | Honda Fit | 84 | < 1 |
| 48 vehicles, 11.7 months per vehicle, 78300 miles driven2007 | Honda Fit | 74 | < 1 |
| 33 vehicles, 11.6 months per vehicle, 29000 miles driven2010 | Hyundai Elantra Touring | Join or sign in to view | |
| 43 vehicles, 11.4 months per vehicle, 41800 miles driven2010 | Nissan cube | 76 | 2 |
| 28 vehicles, 11.6 months per vehicle, 62400 miles driven2008 | Scion xB | Join or sign in to view | |
| 26 vehicles, 11.5 months per vehicle, 87700 miles driven2006 | Scion xB | Join or sign in to view | |
What Our Members Are Saying about Brand Reputation and the Kia Soul
| Brand Reputation of the Kia Soul: Cons | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2010 | 4dr Hatch 142-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
Kia and Hyundai deservedly are darlings of the car industry now. But even in 2010, Kia still was shedding their old "I could not afford a Japanese car" image. I'd be lying if I didn't say this was one of my biggest reservations about buyin |
| 2010 | 4dr Hatch 142-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
Negative connotations with Kia. |
| 2010 | 4dr Hatch 122-horsepower 1.6L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
Kia has always been seen a cheap line |
| 2010 | 4dr Hatch 142-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
I bought the car for the car, and not for the brand. When I bought my Honda Fit, part of that was because of the Honda brand. |
