26 vehicles, 11.4 months per vehicle, 42400 miles driven
Redesigned for this model year. Multiple complaints about the nine-speed automatic transmission, peaking around the spring of 2015. Not reflected in the stats because in most cases no hardware-based solution, at least not yet.
Kia Soul vs. Chrysler 200 Lemon Odds and Nada Odds
Other sources of Kia Soul and Chrysler 200 reliability data provide only averages, which can conceal as much as they reveal. So we also report the percentage of Kia Souls and Chrysler 200s with no repairs at all in the past year and the percentage of Kia Souls and Chrysler 200s 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 Chrysler 200 lemon odds as the cars age. Others can be over a year behind. Only TrueDelta tells you how reliable the Kia Soul and Chrysler 200 have been recently.
To see how frequently Kia Soul and Chrysler 200 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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