Kia Soul
In published reviews,
critics awarded this
vehicle an average
overall score of:
| Priced From | $14,400 |
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| MPG | 31.0 |
| Styles Reviewed | |
 Hatchback
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| Vehicle's Review History | |
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| Average overall score for this vehicle, by year: |
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| 2013 models | 85 |
| 2012 models | 85 |
| 2011 models | 84 |
| 2010 models | 79 |
| 2009 models | 87 |
Edmunds.com
| Reviewed By | Critic Credibility [?] | Style Reviewed |
|---|---|---|
| Staff Review Edmunds.com | 7.8 out of 10 | 2013 Kia Soul Hatchback |
The 2013 Kia Soul brings hipster styling and a fun-to-drive nature to the realm of the practical hatchback.
New Car Test Drive
| Reviewed By | Critic Credibility [?] | Style Reviewed |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Moses Sam Moses | 7.2 out of 10 | 2012 Kia Soul Hatchback |
The Kia Soul offers drive-it-and-forget it simplicity, hatchback versatility, it’s easy on gas and the wallet, and its styling still has personality. It is easy to drive and great fun in urban settings. If it has any vices we have been unable to find them.
SpeedSportLife.com
| Reviewed By | Critic Credibility [?] | Style Reviewed |
|---|---|---|
| Byron Hurd Byron Hurd | Score Pending | 2012 Kia Soul Hatchback |
The Soul is affordable, efficient and supremely practical. Its dynamic performance is fairly vanilla, but driving everywhere turned out to be far more fun than I had expected.
Winding Road
| Reviewed By | Critic Credibility [?] | Style Reviewed |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Martens Chris Martens | Score Pending | 2012 Kia Soul Hatchback |
The Kia Soul ! looks the part and offers more power and/or better fuel economy that most of its direct competitors. And it offers a generous helping of fun to go with your order of utility.
CNET.com
| Reviewed By | Critic Credibility [?] | Style Reviewed |
|---|---|---|
| Wayne Cunningham Wayne Cunningham | 6.2 out of 10 | 2012 Kia Soul Hatchback |
Although its cabin and performance tech can best be described as basic and useful, the 2012 Kia Soul stands out from the economy-car herd with its design.
About.com
| Reviewed By | Critic Credibility [?] | Style Reviewed |
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| Aaron Gold Aaron Gold | 7.1 out of 10 | 2012 Kia Soul Hatchback |
Kia’s done an outstanding job of improving the Soul where improvement was needed, while leaving the good stuff perfectly well alone. It’s still unique, it’s still useful, and it’s still a great value.
Car and Driver
| Reviewed By | Critic Credibility [?] | Style Reviewed |
|---|---|---|
| David Gluckman David Gluckman | 6.6 out of 10 | 2012 Kia Soul Hatchback |
The 2012 Kia Soul has more power, better efficiency, and basically the same price, all in the same useful, packaging-focused little hatch. Planned obsolescence with no real downside.
Edmunds.com
| Reviewed By | Critic Credibility [?] | Style Reviewed |
|---|---|---|
| Staff Review Edmunds.com | 7.8 out of 10 | 2012 Kia Soul Hatchback |
The 2012 Kia Soul’s blend of style and practicality — not to mention its affordable price tag, long list of standard and available features and 10-year/100,000-mile powertrain warranty — make it one of our top choices.
DriverSide.com
| Reviewed By | Critic Credibility [?] | Style Reviewed |
|---|---|---|
| Alison Lakin Alison Lakin | 6.3 out of 10 | 2012 Kia Soul Hatchback |
Kia’s Soul is clearly a niche vehicle made for people who are drawn to a car with a quirky, unexpected design. And they’ve added some great features, improved fuel economy, and actually made it more fun to drive.
TheTruthAboutCars.com
| Reviewed By | Critic Credibility [?] | Style Reviewed |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Baruth Jack Baruth | 5.3 out of 10 | 2012 Kia Soul Hatchback |
Dynamically, the Soul is a real pleasure. It’s swift and sure to operate. If you can live without cruise control, the manual-transmission Soul is an entertaining, useful vehicle.
AutoGuide.com
| Reviewed By | Critic Credibility [?] | Style Reviewed |
|---|---|---|
| Nauman Farooq Nauman Farooq | Score Pending | 2012 Kia Soul Hatchback |
The Kia Soul might not be the most comfortable, or have the most commodious trunk, or be the quietest commuter, but it is entertaining to drive, it looks even funkier and gets both improved power and fuel economy.
AutoBlog.com
| Reviewed By | Critic Credibility [?] | Style Reviewed |
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| John Neff John Neff | Score Pending | 2012 Kia Soul Hatchback |
The Soul is a fun and affordable five-door hatchback that feels anything but base. Kia has correctly targeted for improvement the precise areas of the Soul that were our primary causes for complaint, and in doing so, it may have turned one of its hot sellers into its new best seller.