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Buying a used 2021 Kia Soul? Check these 2 recalls first

2 NHTSA recalls · 232 owner complaints on file

Both recalls here are critical and both point at the engine: engines that may fail or catch fire, and engines that may stall or catch fire, shared with the Seltos. Neither carries a park-outside or stop-driving instruction. Owners have filed 232 unverified reports with NHTSA, 12 crashes, 3 fires and 5 injuries, and they are heavily engine-weighted: 132 under engine plus 47 under engine and engine cooling, then power train (26).

Before you buy

1. Get the 17-character VIN from the seller and run it at nhtsa.gov/recalls. It shows which recalls are still unrepaired on that exact car.
2. Have the VIN checked for both engine recalls and any completed engine replacement.
3. Ask for oil change records and whether the engine has ever burned oil or knocked.
4. Have a shop pull engine codes and listen for knock on a cold start.
5. Open recalls are repaired free at any Kia dealer, whoever owns the car — an open recall is a to-do item, not a bill.

Recalls covering the 2021 Kia Soul

What owners have reported to NHTSA

232 complaints filed for this model year, including 12 mentioning a crash, 3 a fire and 5 injuries. Complaints are unverified owner reports, and popular models collect more of them simply because more are on the road.

Other model years

• 2023
• All Soul recalls