2024 Kia Soul

Showing the 2024 Soul LX. NHTSA's VIN data shows it with a 2.0 L engine, but that may not be every version of it, so the numbers below cover every version of this model year. Every version

Owner complaints, recalls, fuel economy and safety ratings from public NHTSA and EPA data, updated Oct 17, 2026.

Fuel economy
30–31 mpgcombined; city 27–29, highway 33–35; every version of this model year
Five years of fuel
$10,480–$10,830U.S. average; Ohio $9,360–$9,680 at local prices; every version of this model year; fuel only, not other costs of owning it; 15,000 miles a year, at EIA fuel prices for the week of Oct 12, 2026
NHTSA overall safety rating
4 starslowest across the versions NHTSA tested
Recall campaigns
0none on file
Owner complaints
30filed with NHTSA; not adjusted for sales

Trims

NHTSA's VIN data lists these trims for the 2024 Soul. A trim's engine and numbers are shown as its own only where EPA names versions after the trim and no other version could be it; "seen with" means a source shows that engine on the trim, not that it was the only one. Recalls and complaints cover the whole model year: whether a recall applies to a car depends on its VIN, on NHTSA's recall lookup.

Problems owners report

Owners have filed 30 complaints with NHTSA about the 2024 Soul. These are unverified owner reports, counted by the part of the car they name; one complaint can name several parts. Counts aren't adjusted for how many were sold, so they don't show how reliable a car is.

Complaints by part of the car
PartComplaintsCrashesFiresInjuries
Electrical system9000
Unknown or other9010
Engine5010
Forward collision avoidance3000
Lane departure3000
Back over prevention2000
Exterior lighting2000
Power train2010
Service brakes2000
Steering1000
Tires1000
Vehicle speed control1000

Complaints by model year

Newer years have had less time to collect complaints, and counts aren't adjusted for sales, so a shorter bar doesn't mean a more reliable year.

  1. 2010135
  2. 2011194
  3. 2012514
  4. 2013666
  5. 2014904
  6. 2015907
  7. 2016823
  8. 2017290
  9. 2018222
  10. 2019139
  11. 2020386
  12. 2021238
  13. 202294
  14. 202354
  15. 202430
  16. 202512

Every Soul year side by side

Recalls

NHTSA lists no recalls for the 2024 Soul. NHTSA's recall lookup checks a specific VIN.

Service bulletins and investigations

Carmakers sent NHTSA 29 service bulletins and notices that cover the 2024 Soul, the latest on Aug 19, 2026. They tell dealers how to fix known issues.

The parts they mention most: electrical system (17), power train (4), structure (3), suspension (3), engine (2).

NHTSA hasn't opened a defect investigation that covers this model year.

Maintenance

Oil

The owner's manual gives the oil and how often to change it. We show oil facts only once we've checked them against the manual, and we haven't yet for the 2024 Soul.

Oil change near you: Jiffy Lube · Take 5

Used ones for sale

See used 2024 Kia Souls for sale on: Autotrader · CarMax

These are searches on those sites; we don't copy or check their listings. Your ZIP is used for these links and never kept.

Specs

EPA class: small station wagons. EPA greenhouse gas score: 6 out of 10. Each version EPA tested:

VersionEngineTransmissionFuelCity / hwy / comb
Soul
Front-Wheel Drive		2.0 L, 4 cylAutomatic (variable gear ratios)Regular Gasoline27 / 33 / 30
Soul Eco dynamics
Front-Wheel Drive		2.0 L, 4 cylAutomatic (variable gear ratios)Regular Gasoline29 / 35 / 31

Sources and dates

Fuel cost: EPA mpg with fuel prices for the week of Oct 12, 2026 and electricity prices for Jul 2026. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Oct 2026). Complaints are unverified reports owners filed with NHTSA. About the data