Used 2015 Kia Soul 4dr Wagon (1.6L 4cyl 6M) Consumer Reviews
Almost $3000 in repairs
First and last Kia I will ever buy new or used I bought my Kia soul New it's a 2015 first year the AC went out cost to fix it $800 warranty will not cover it this time the catalyst has gone bad no warranty cost to repair almost $1800 and it will not pass inspection I'm paying for a car I can't drive no more Kia's for me New or used
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Amazing little car with big car room, still is.
I bought a low mileage, used Soul with a manual transmission to pull behind my motorhome. I own a new F150 as my primary vehicle but this thing is so much fun, I drive it alot and appreciate the gas mileage for running errands. It has an amazing amount of interior room especially for the driver. The modifications for towing was an easy DIY with the Roadmaster kit I ordered for it. Easy to tow, to hookup and to drive at the other end. When you buy a used one, make you buy it right, the value drops off in a hurry. Five years later, Kia is still being used for what I bought it for. Not many odometer miles but lots of miles behind the motorhome.
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- Base WagonMSRP: $9,99825 mi away
- + WagonMSRP: $9,98829 mi away
- + WagonMSRP: $6,99729 mi away
Maintenance Free
I am celebrating 50,000 miles of maintenance free driving by purchasing my first set of tires, the ONLY cost besides oil changes. Lots of room for front and back seat adults. Easy for older adults to get in and out. I get 31 mpg in mixed driving and up to 34 on highway. Update: 65000 miles. Nothing has ever gone wrong with this car. Still maintenance free except oil changes. Now at 96000 miles, an axle seal had a leak. This is the only thing that ever went wrong. Warranty covered this at no cost while I ate at a nearby restaurant. No down time ever with this car!
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Grandma's Car
This is a great little car with plenty of room for people and cargo. My only wish is that it was an all wheel drive as I live in northwestern ME with the snow and ice.
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Cute green lawn ornament
Within a few days of buying my brand new 2015 Soul, I was driving down the road and it stalled as I was driving. It started back up again after I turned it off and tried to start it again but it was dangerous and scary. I was lucky not to be on a highway when this happened. I took it into Kia. Of course they could find nothing wrong. Then in 2021 I noticed my car was using too much oil so I took it in again Kia could find nothing wrong. At this point I was on my useless 2500 extra warranty I paid for. In 2021 it also stalled again in the winter after one of Texas’s rare ice storms and again luckily I was not on a highway and it started up again. Now to today. I kept making sure it has oil all fluids are ok. My engine starts acting up and losing power this time on a highway with no warning. Barely made it to an exit. Car died in a parking lot. Had it towed. My neighbor hooked a machine up to it to find out what issues it has. Said it was having engine misfires. Ok changed spark plugs and could packs. Car still not working. Engine knocking, shaking and check engine light blinking. Had a mechanic with forty years experience look at it his comment to me “ this car has a lot of issues”. My key fob stopped locking the doors the car was off the headlights were turned off but lights are still on and blinking finally had to disconnect battery to make them go off. This car is 7 years old. This car should not have had these issues and especially issues that could have resulted in an accident or death if it had happened at another place or time on the road. I will not buy another one. A cute lawn ornament was not what I wanted when I paid so much for a brand new car. Nor would I trust a Kia mechanic to find what is wrong we’re I to take any car to them to look at and repair. From what I read now this year was not good for Kia but I cannot see taking a chance on another one. So now I am car shopping again hoping this would last like they claim they should or even like my other makes have but not this one. Not a good investment.