1,196 problems have been reported for the 2015 Kia Motor Soul. The following chart shows the 21 most common problems for 2015 Kia Motor Soul. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling with 660 problems. The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's equipment (110 problems).
In our research we use the PPMY index to compare the reliability of vehicles. The PPMY index of a certain model is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. The total sales of the 2015 Kia Motor Soul in the United States are 151,834 units [1]. If the total number of problems reported by Kia Motor Soul owners in the last 11 years is 1196, and the age of the vehicle is 11, the PPMY index can then be calculated as
PPMY Index = 1196 / 151,834 / 11 * 1000 = 0.72.
For more information, refer to this page: A study of reliability comparison across Kia Motor Soul model year vehicles.
The following chart shows the number of problems reported during each of the service years since the debut of the 2015 Kia Motor Soul in 2015.
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When making the decision between buying a new or used Kia Motor Soul, the following table can be used to compare the 2015 Kia Motor Soul with the Kia Motor Soul from other model years. Note that the number of problems reported for the 2015 Soul is 1,196 while the average number of problems reported for the 16 model years of the Kia Motor Soul is 456.