We’ve updated the Car Reliability Survey results to include owner experiences through June 2009. With this update, our results are about 14 months ahead of the traditional source of such information.

Prompt quarterly updates enable TrueDelta to provide initial reliability stats on new models quickly. The August results included the first 2010 model, the Kia Soul. (A big thanks to Kia Soul Forums for helping to get the word out.) Launching an all-new model can be tricky, but so far it appears that Kia has done well with this one. Through the end of June only one of the 38 participating owners had had a repair, to the satellite radio. This works out to 15 successful repair trips per 100 cars per year.

When the stat is updated again in November, it will probably be a bit higher. For July some owners reported repairs to the optional lights on the speakers that beat in time with the music. Kia is aware of this problem, and has issued a TSB for it, so it should only affect early cars.

The November update will include additional 2010s such as the redesigned Mazda3 and Toyota Prius.