25 vehicles, 11.8 months per vehicle, 75200 miles driven
Most of the cars in this sample are A4s or S4s. Multiple reports of excessive oil consumption for the 2.0T engine. Some engines rebuilt with updated piston rings.
Kia Soul vs. Audi A5 / S5 / RS5 Lemon Odds and Nada Odds
Other sources of Kia Soul and Audi A5 / S5 / RS5 reliability data provide only averages, which can conceal as much as they reveal. So we also report the percentage of Kia Souls and Audi A5 / S5 / RS5s with no repairs at all in the past year and the percentage of Kia Souls and Audi A5 / S5 / RS5s 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 and Audi A5 / S5 / RS5 lemon odds as the cars age. Others can be over a year behind. Only TrueDelta tells you how reliable the Kia Soul and Audi A5 / S5 / RS5 have been recently.
To see how frequently Kia Soul and Audi A5 / S5 / RS5 problems occur, check out our car reliability stats.
What Our Members Are Saying about the Brand Reputation of the Kia Soul
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. It was one of my biggest reservations about buying. Their image keeps on improving.
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