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KIA SOUL at salvage auctions

Copart 2018 KIA SOUL + KNDJP3A52J7536243 Front End112,043 mi upcomingNov 23 Copart 2011 KIA SOUL + KNDJT2A26B7705452 Rear End135,128 mi upcomingNov 20 Copart 2015 KIA SOUL + KNDJP3A57F7793986 Side158,243 mi upcomingNov 18 Copart 2017 KIA SOUL BASE KNDJN2A26H7503794 Water / Flood65,697 mi upcomingNov 18 Copart 2016 KIA SOUL BASE KNDJN2A20G7270087 Rear End198,010 mi upcomingNov 18 Copart 2021 KIA SOUL S KNDJ23AU9M7124265 Rear End99,919 mi upcomingNov 18 Copart 2024 KIA SOUL LX KNDJ23AU5R7242756 Rear End39,368 mi upcomingNov 18 Copart 2013 KIA SOUL BASE KNDJT2A53D7615799 Front End140,202 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2015 KIA SOUL + KNDJP3A57F7222885 Front End211,763 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2015 KIA SOUL ! KNDJX3A51F7753953 Hail141,433 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2013 KIA SOUL + KNDJT2A6XD7591638 Side251,660 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2015 KIA SOUL BASE KNDJN2A20F7232017 Front End67,080 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2018 KIA SOUL + KNDJP3A5XJ7518721 Front End171,159 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2016 KIA SOUL + KNDJP3A58G7371064 Front End98,595 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2018 KIA SOUL BASE KNDJN2A21J7894326 Minor Dent / Scratches84,262 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2012 KIA SOUL BASE KNDJT2A51C7357295 Rear End154,997 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2019 KIA SOUL + KNDJP3A53K7642699 Hail98,638 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2014 KIA SOUL + KNDJP3A55E7104929 Front End106,807 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2015 KIA SOUL BASE KNDJN2A28F7766950 Front End176,602 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2021 KIA SOUL LX KNDJ23AU6M7739050 Side26,637 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2014 KIA SOUL + KNDJP3A53E7701819 Front End178,924 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2017 KIA SOUL BASE KNDJN2A20H7461042 Vandalism21,019 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2019 KIA SOUL BASE KNDJN2A29K7648335 Front End88,825 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2020 KIA SOUL GT-LINE TURBO KNDJ53AF2L7077040 Rear End33,175 mi upcomingNov 17

KIA SOUL: model passport

Everything our database knows about the KIA SOUL: salvage auction lots, owner complaints to NHTSA, recalls, crash-test stars and real sale prices.

At salvage auctions

Cars2,934
Median retail value$10,974
Median repair cost, % of value94%
Median odometer93,204 mi
Run and drive90%
Model year
2010
2015
391
2020
2025
Primary damage
  1. Front End 1,542 53%
  2. Rear End 420 14%
  3. Side 311 11%
  4. Mechanical 111 3.8%
  5. Vandalism 109 3.7%
  6. All Over 104 3.5%
  7. Minor Dent / Scratches 82 2.8%
  8. Rollover 50 1.7%
  9. Undercarriage 34 1.2%
  10. Water / Flood 32 1.1%
Yard state
  1. TX207 7.1%
  2. GA194 6.6%
  3. IL181 6.2%
  4. FL160 5.5%
  5. CA146 5.0%
  6. TN128 4.4%
  7. SC123 4.2%
  8. AL119 4.1%
  9. KY113 3.9%
  10. NC97 3.3%
  11. MO91 3.1%
  12. CO82 2.8%

Median is the middle: half the cars are below it, half above. Retail value (Copart's Est. Retail Value) and repair cost are the auction's estimates, not sale prices. Odometer median counts only readings marked actual.

Owner complaints to NHTSA

7,695 complaints about the KIA SOUL (all model years) sent by owners to the US road safety regulator.

Complaints7,695
With a crash415
With a fire485
Injured419
Deaths32
What fails: complaints by system
  1. Engine and cooling
    median 98,000 mi at failure     3,591 47%
  2. Electrical system
    median 63,000 mi at failure     530 7%
  3. Steering
    median 57,126 mi at failure     524 7%
  4. Transmission and drivetrain
    median 45,000 mi at failure     434 6%
  5. Fuel and propulsion
    median 68,500 mi at failure     373 5%
  6. Brakes
    median 63,900 mi at failure     364 5%
  7. Exterior lighting
    median 67,000 mi at failure     253 3%
  8. Airbags
    median 37,482 mi at failure     203 3%
  9. Speed control
    median 58,784 mi at failure     181 2%
  10. Body and structure
    median 26,000 mi at failure     142 2%
Complaints by model year
2010
1,239
2015
2020
2025

Recalls

15 recall campaigns for the KIA SOUL.

Recall campaigns by model year
2010
5
2015
2020
2023

NHTSA crash tests, overall rating

Model yearStars
2025 4.0
2024 4.0
2023 4.0
2022 4.0
2021 4.0
2020 4.0
2019 5.0
2018 5.0
2017 5.0
2016 5.0
2015 5.0
2014 5.0

Real sale prices

6,076 sales of the KIA SOUL at US government auctions, median price $3,550. All real prices →

Sources: our Copart lot database; NHTSA owner complaints, recalls and NCAP; open sale records of US cities and the US Treasury. Complaints are reports from owners, not confirmed defects; more popular models get more of them. Median: half are below, half above.