

Year | Make/Model | Nada Odds per 100 Cars | Lemon Odds per 100 Cars | ||
33 vehicles, 11.8 months per vehicle, 25100 miles driven2016 | Kia Soul | Join or sign in to view | see reported repairs | ||
33 vehicles, 11.8 months per vehicle, 25100 miles driven | |||||
31 vehicles, 11.3 months per vehicle, 37100 miles driven2015 | Kia Soul | Join or sign in to view | see reported repairs | ||
31 vehicles, 11.3 months per vehicle, 37100 miles driven | |||||
37 vehicles, 11.9 months per vehicle, 89500 miles driven2012 | Kia Soul | [?] | see reported repairs | ||
37 vehicles, 11.9 months per vehicle, 89500 miles driven | |||||
27 vehicles, 11.6 months per vehicle, 92800 miles driven2010 | Kia Soul | Join or sign in to view | see reported repairs | ||
27 vehicles, 11.6 months per vehicle, 92800 miles driven |
Kia Soul Brand Reputation: 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. It was one of my biggest reservations about buying. Their image keeps on improving. see full Kia Soul review |
2010 | 4dr Hatch 122-horsepower 1.6L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
Kia has always been seen a cheap line see full Kia Soul review |
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. see full Kia Soul review |
2010 | 4dr Hatch 142-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
Negative connotations with Kia. see full Kia Soul review |
Mazda RX-8 Brand Reputation: Pros | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2010 | 4dr Coupe 232-horsepower 1.3L R2 6-speed manual RWD |
Drove a 1979 Maxda RX-7 for more than 100,000 miles -- only brand with a rotary engine! see full Mazda RX-8 review |
2006 | 4dr Coupe 238-horsepower 1.3L R2 6-speed manual RWD |
Reliable--my last Mazda was a daily driver for 15 years. Sporty image. see full Mazda RX-8 review |
2005 | 4dr Coupe 238-horsepower 1.3L R2 6-speed manual RWD |
the brand has a quality reputation with my car having a 100k miles warrenty. Also like mazda in general for their sporty feel/image they try to put in every car. see full Mazda RX-8 review |
2004 | 4dr Coupe 197-horsepower 1.3L R2 4-speed shiftable automatic RWD |
Mazda is fairly reliable. Not much else to say on this really. see full Mazda RX-8 review |
2004 | 4dr Coupe 238-horsepower 1.3L R2 6-speed manual RWD |
Mazda and the RX-8 is about the driver, everything inside the car points toward the driver and the spirit of driving being fun. see full Mazda RX-8 review |
Mazda RX-8 Brand Reputation: Cons | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2004 | 4dr Coupe 238-horsepower 1.3L R2 6-speed manual RWD |
My personal biases show here being someone that drives almost exclusively European cars. There is nothing I hate more than under lighting and flame kits on exhausts and the RX-8 fall smack dab into that category. see full Mazda RX-8 review |