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CarsLore / Compare / Mid-size cars / Soul EV vs Camry Hybrid

Kia Soul EV vs Toyota Camry Hybrid

Two mid-size cars, compared on the same official records: MOT and inspection results, safety ratings, fuel use, recalls and owner complaints. Side by side from official registers: recalls, complaints and registrations.

At a glance

Kia Soul EVToyota Camry Hybrid
Model years in the US safety record2014–20202006–2026
New cars registered in Europe1,784 (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

Kia Soul EVToyota Camry Hybrid
US owner complaints391,425
Most complaints aboutElectrical systemService brakes
Model year with most complaints2017 (18)2007 (602)
US recall campaigns520
Manufacturer service bulletins3023,196
NHTSA defect investigations1532

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

Kia Soul EVToyota Camry Hybrid
NHTSA overall rating—5★ (2027)

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).

Fuel, emissions and price

Kia Soul EVToyota Camry Hybrid
Official combined fuel use, Canada—4.9 l/100 km (2024)
Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe0 g/km—
Average power of new cars in Europe150 kW (201 hp)—
Average mass in running order1,757 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).