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 |
Suzuki Grand Vitara Brand Reputation: Cons | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2007 | 4dr SUV 185-horsepower 2.7L V6 5-speed automatic AWD w/low range |
Resale value worse then Honda/Toyota. see full Suzuki Grand Vitara review |
2006 | 4dr SUV 185-horsepower 2.7L V6 5-speed automatic AWD w/low range |
Although the Grand Vitara is a nice SUV - Suzuki has a poor past reputation for low quality cars. This has not changed to date. It is easy to see how Hyundi has been able to out sell Suzuki from the start.Trying to get problems solved is just to difficult see full Suzuki Grand Vitara review |