Sounds like that car was bought back from Kia for being a lemon. I assume Canada has similar Lemon Laws where if a car can't be repaired in a certain number of visits, the manufacturer has to buy it back.
I was perusing cars online to help a friend find a car, and I ran across a Lemon buyback 2-year-old Chevy SUV. It was listed for full retail. I clicked on the CarFax and it clearly said the car was bought back due to lemon law. Sadly, a lot of buyers aren't savvy enough to check a CarFax. They see the logo on the website and don't click it, or they just show up at a dealer and are ushered into a vehicle without ever asking to see the CarFax.
I was sorta interested in a Kia Rio S hatchback, as it would've been $3k cheaper than the Venue with slightly better gas mileage. One of the reasons I decided not to was that I hate the local Kia dealership for lots of reasons I won't get into (wife used to work for them). You can't trust car dealers, so I make my own luck and just buy new cars, maintain them extremely well, and keep them for 10 years.
Also, the Venue has easier entry/exit due to ground clearance. I am glad I went with the Venue. Kia Souls are hideous. lol. I do like their cargo space, but it's not worth putting up with its hideous styling. I have a friend who bought a 3-year-old Kia Soul last year at that local Kia dealership, and she paid nearly new price (I am talking new retail Soul price) for a base model used 3 year old Soul.
And get this, it wasn't even Kia Certified with the 10 years/160k mile powertrain warranty even though it was 3 years/30k old and bought at a new Kia dealership. They sold her a highly profitable aftermarket warranty for like $2,500 that only covers the car until 75,000 miles. Sorry I am mixing KM and M.
Ignorance is costly. She could've bought a brand new Soul with a far superior warranty for less than the 3 year old one + plus aftermarket warranty cost.