2016 Kia Soul steering problems
30 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 2016 Kia Soul — 4% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Several times in the past year the power steering has spontaneously failed requiring significant Force to stabilize the vehicle and creating an obvious Hazard while driving. The forward Collision system indicates there's a fault while this occurs. Sometimes this is cleared by cycling the power on…”
filed Dec 17, 2025
“The contact owns a 2016 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V608000 (STEERING); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The vehicle remained at the dealer unrepaired. The contact stated that on a…”
filed Oct 20, 2025
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Pinion plug may allow the pinion gear to separate from the steering gear assemblyCampaign 17V608000 · Sep 29, 2017
Steering problems in other Soul years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Soul | 1 | 4% |
| 2023 Soul | 8 | 17% |
| 2022 Soul | 2 | 2% |
| 2021 Soul | 9 | 4% |
| 2020 Soul | 16 | 4% |
| 2019 Soul | 5 | 4% |
| 2018 Soul | 5 | 2% |
| 2017 Soul | 10 | 4% |
| 2015 Soul | 44 | 5% |
| 2014 Soul | 55 | 6% |
| 2013 Soul | 150 | 23% |
| 2012 Soul | 166 | 32% |
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.