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Kia Soul hesitation / surging reports by year

111 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on Kia Soul vehicles. The most reported year is 2015 with 31 reports.

YearReportsShare of narratives
2020 Soul144%
2018 Soul84%
2017 Soul73%
2016 Soul284%
2015 Soul313%
2014 Soul233%

Counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives — one complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate. Raw counts favor years that sold in larger numbers.