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2013 Kia Soul exterior lighting problems

10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 2013 Kia Soul2% of all complaints for this model year.

10
Exterior Lighting complaints
2%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated while driving at approximately 40 MPH, the low beam headlights started to flicker off and on. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The…

    filed Apr 26, 2024

  • The brake lights go out all the time. They work one day and then not the next. This is a known issue with Kia vehicles. Apparently this is a wide spread issue that effects many Kia brand cars not just the Soul model that I drive. I have people stop me saying they did not see my brake lights come on…

    filed Jun 3, 2023

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Exterior Lighting problems in other Soul years

YearReportsShare
2024 Soul27%
2023 Soul48%
2021 Soul63%
2020 Soul62%
2019 Soul54%
2018 Soul42%
2017 Soul10%
2016 Soul182%
2015 Soul364%
2014 Soul13014%
2012 Soul102%
2011 Soul137%
Soul exterior lighting problems by year →

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.