2015 Kia Soul · symptom sheet
Headlights too dim or fail
- 32owner reports
- 83,000median miles
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Oct 13, 2025 · checked Sep 9, 2026
36 of the 896 complaints on this car are about the exterior lighting. 32 of those describe headlights.
Tick what matches of 32 reports
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the headlight assembly (29 reports) and the bulb (8 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the exterior lighting covers the 2015 model year as of Sep 9, 2026.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 66,000 and 95,014 miles, from the 22 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“When using the blinker, the headlights turn off completely or temporarily. Iâve seen this as a normal thing on Reddit and other sites”
Filed Aug 6, 2025
“2015 Kia Soul Intermittent headlight Flashing at random Months ago the KIA dealership could not replicate. Contacted KIA-Customer-Care and they cared less. I have a car I am afraid to drive at night or in heavy rain. Youtube movie of problem at [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)”
Filed Jun 7, 2024
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 32 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation.
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- Burns oil or oil level rises 81 reports
- Vehicle fire 74 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 31 reports