2016 Kia Soul electrical system problems
56 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2016 Kia Soul — 7% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I can not gain speed. The dealership says it’s the catalytic converter and there is an active recall for this on Kia souls. They previously did recall work to my car but now the catalytic converters not showing as a recall”
filed Mar 9, 2026
“The Instrument Cluster, the Speedometer and "NOW" the Odometer are not working--absolutely dead. "NOW" is in caps because to my surprise I noticed just recently that the Odometer is not working. In April 2021, after several weeks of waiting for the repairs to be finished, a Kia dealer, PEAK KIA in…”
filed Jan 9, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Electrical System problems in other Soul years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Soul | 9 | 32% |
| 2023 Soul | 12 | 25% |
| 2022 Soul | 10 | 11% |
| 2021 Soul | 15 | 7% |
| 2020 Soul | 27 | 7% |
| 2019 Soul | 13 | 10% |
| 2018 Soul | 19 | 9% |
| 2017 Soul | 19 | 7% |
| 2015 Soul | 75 | 8% |
| 2014 Soul | 98 | 11% |
| 2013 Soul | 71 | 11% |
| 2012 Soul | 38 | 7% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2016 Kia Soul
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.