The Lemon Index$2,800 middle bill · most between $1,600 and $4,000
Higher than the $1,800 middle bill owners of all 89 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 130,000 miles (6 reports).
Kia Soul owners reported paying a median of $2,800 for a catalytic converter replacement, with the middle half of bills between $1,600 and $4,000. That's from 30 owner reports (30 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,0003%
- $1,000–$2,50043%
- $2,500–$5,00040%
- $5,000 and up13%
Share of the 30 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2013 Kia Soul4$2,500 middle bill
- 2014 Kia Soul4$2,000 middle bill
- 2015 Kia Soul8$2,100 middle bill
- 2016 Kia Soul10$2,500 middle bill
- 2017 Kia Soul2too few for a middle
- 2020 Kia Soul1too few for a middle
- 2021 Kia Soul1too few for a middle
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
How often owners report the failure
- 2016 Kia Soul238 complaints name it29% of that year's complaints
- 2015 Kia Soul180 complaints name it20% of that year's complaints
- 2014 Kia Soul147 complaints name it16% of that year's complaints
- 2013 Kia Soul75 complaints name it11% of that year's complaints
- 2012 Kia Soul41 complaints name it8% of that year's complaints
- 2017 Kia Soul18 complaints name it7% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a catalytic converter. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
Engine codes that can lead here: P0420 P0430. A code is where a shop starts, not proof the part failed.
Keep going
- Kia Soul reliability by year
- Catalytic converter replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Kia Soul owners reported
Engine replacement (45) · Brake repair (6)
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 11769993, 11738789, 11732502, 11730041, 11712473, 11707385, 11700997, 11678431, 11676842, 11669435, 11649186, 11605171 and more.
Quick answers
How much does catalytic converter replacement cost on a Kia Soul?
Kia Soul owners reported a median of $2,800, and the middle half paid $1,600 to $4,000, from 30 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Kia Soul catalytic converter replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Kia Soul middle bill of $2,800 is higher than the $1,800 owners of all 89 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Kia Soul repair costs come from?
From 30 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Which Kia Soul years report this failure most?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2016 (238), 2015 (180), 2014 (147) Kia Soul named it most. Raw counts, not a failure rate.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.