At a glance
| Acura TLX | Kia Soul EV | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2009–2025 | 2014–2020 |
| New cars registered in Europe | — | 1,784 (2014–2021) |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Acura TLX | Kia Soul EV | |
|---|---|---|
| New York safety inspections failed | 0.8% | — |
| … against cars of the same year | −42% | — |
| US owner complaints | 896 | 39 |
| Most complaints about | Power train | Electrical system |
| Model year with most complaints | 2015 (344) | 2017 (18) |
| US recall campaigns | 13 | 5 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 1,258 | 302 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 23 | 15 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Safety
| Acura TLX | Kia Soul EV | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 5★ (2025) | — |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Acura TLX | Kia Soul EV | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 9.8 l/100 km (2025) | — |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | — | 0 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | — | 150 kW (201 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | — | 1,757 kg |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).