30 vehicles, 11.0 months per vehicle, 32300 miles driven
First model year. Multiple reports of broken plastic seat trim. Many complaints about the nine-speed transmission that's paired with the V6 are not reflected in the reported repair frequency, as most repairs tend to be just a software update.
Other sources of Kia Soul and Acura TLX reliability data provide only averages, which can conceal as much as they reveal. So we also report the percentage of Kia Souls and Acura TLXs with no repairs at all in the past year and the percentage of Kia Souls and Acura TLXs 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 Acura TLX lemon odds as the cars age. Others can be over a year behind. Only TrueDelta tells you how reliable the Kia Soul and Acura TLX have been recently.
To see how frequently Kia Soul and Acura TLX 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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