Kia Soul Gas Mileage (MPG)
Unlike other fuel economy surveys, TrueDelta's Real-World Gas Mileage Survey includes questions about how and where a car was driven. So you can get an idea of the Kia Soul's real-world MPG based on how and where you drive a car.
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Kia Soul Gas Mileage
| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2013 | 4dr Hatch 164-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
hills | light | none | 0 | 5 | 5 | 90 | 70 | 27.0 |
| 2013 | 4dr Hatch 164-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
hills | light | none | 0 | 5 | 5 | 90 | 70 | 27.0 |
| Averages | hills | light | none | 0 | 5 | 5 | 90 | 70 | 27.0 | |
| With the 164-horsepower 2.0L I4 engine, 6-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2013 Kia Soul fuel economy has been averaging
27.0 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2013 Kia Souls in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 70 miles per hour (about 90 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (5 percent), in the suburbs (5 percent), and in heavy traffic (0 percent). In addition the average 2013 Kia Soul in this analysis was driven on hilly terrain with a light foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2012 | 4dr Hatch 164-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
flat | light | light | 15 | 10 | 0 | 75 | 70 | 32.1 |
| flat | med | light | 15 | 10 | 0 | 75 | 70 | 31.2 | ||
| flat | med | light | 15 | 10 | 0 | 75 | 70 | 30.8 | ||
| flat | light | light | 15 | 10 | 0 | 75 | 70 | 30.2 | ||
| flat | light | light | 16 | 11 | 0 | 74 | 65 | 30.8 | ||
| 2012 | 4dr Hatch 164-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
flat | light | light | 15 | 10 | 0 | 75 | 69 | 31.0 |
| Averages | flat | light | light | 15 | 10 | 0 | 75 | 69 | 31.0 | |
| With the 164-horsepower 2.0L I4 engine, 6-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, the 2012 Kia Soul has been averaging
31.0 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2012 Kia Souls in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 69 miles per hour (about 75 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in heavy traffic (15 percent), in the city (10 percent), and in the suburbs (0 percent). In addition the average 2012 Kia Soul in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2012 | 4dr Hatch 164-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD |
flat | light | light | 0 | 0 | 5 | 95 | 70 | 33.2 |
| flat | light | none | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 70 | 32.5 | ||
| flat | light | light | 0 | 70 | 10 | 20 | 70 | 27.7 | ||
| flat | light | none | 0 | 90 | 0 | 10 | 60 | 27.9 | ||
| flat | light | light | 0 | 60 | 10 | 30 | 60 | 28.0 | ||
| 2012 | 4dr Hatch 164-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD |
flat | light | light | 0 | 44 | 5 | 51 | 66 | 29.9 |
| Averages | flat | light | light | 0 | 44 | 5 | 51 | 66 | 29.9 | |
| With the 164-horsepower 2.0L I4 engine, 6-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2012 Kia Soul gas mileage has been averaging
29.9 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2012 Kia Souls in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 66 miles per hour (about 51 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (44 percent), in the suburbs (5 percent), and in heavy traffic (0 percent). In addition the average 2012 Kia Soul in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2012 | 4dr Hatch 138-horsepower 1.6L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
flat | light | light | 10 | 5 | 10 | 75 | 70 | 26.8 |
| flat | light | light | 10 | 5 | 10 | 75 | 70 | 28.7 | ||
| flat | light | light | 10 | 5 | 10 | 75 | 70 | 29.4 | ||
| flat | light | light | 10 | 5 | 10 | 75 | 70 | 28.4 | ||
| flat | light | light | 10 | 15 | 10 | 65 | 75 | 27.4 | ||
| 2012 | 4dr Hatch 138-horsepower 1.6L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
flat | light | light | 10 | 7 | 10 | 73 | 71 | 28.1 |
| Averages | flat | light | light | 10 | 7 | 10 | 73 | 71 | 28.1 | |
| With the 138-horsepower 1.6L I4 engine, 6-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2012 Kia Soul fuel economy has been averaging
28.1 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2012 Kia Souls in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 71 miles per hour (about 73 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in heavy traffic (10 percent), in the suburbs (10 percent), and in the city (7 percent). In addition the average 2012 Kia Soul in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2012 | 4dr Hatch 138-horsepower 1.6L I4 6-speed manual FWD |
flat | med | none | 10 | 10 | 30 | 50 | 75 | 32.4 |
| flat | v.lt | none | 0 | 0 | 10 | 90 | 65 | 36.5 | ||
| flat | light | light | 0 | 40 | 0 | 60 | 65 | 35.9 | ||
| flat | v.lt | none | 0 | 0 | 10 | 90 | 70 | 34.0 | ||
| flat | med | none | 0 | 0 | 10 | 90 | 70 | 32.0 | ||
| 2012 | 4dr Hatch 138-horsepower 1.6L I4 6-speed manual FWD |
flat | light | none | 2 | 10 | 12 | 76 | 69 | 34.2 |
| Averages | flat | light | none | 2 | 10 | 12 | 76 | 69 | 34.2 | |
| With the 138-horsepower 1.6L I4 engine, 6-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, the 2012 Kia Soul has been averaging
34.2 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2012 Kia Souls in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 69 miles per hour (about 76 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (12 percent), in the city (10 percent), and in heavy traffic (2 percent). In addition the average 2012 Kia Soul in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2011 | 4dr Hatch 142-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | v.lt | light | 0 | 5 | 20 | 75 | 60 | 30.9 |
| flat | v.lt | light | 0 | 5 | 20 | 75 | 60 | 31.4 | ||
| flat | v.lt | light | 0 | 5 | 20 | 75 | 60 | 31.0 | ||
| flat | v.lt | light | 0 | 5 | 60 | 35 | 65 | 29.0 | ||
| flat | v.lt | light | 0 | 5 | 20 | 75 | 60 | 31.8 | ||
| 2011 | 4dr Hatch 142-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | v.lt | light | 0 | 5 | 28 | 67 | 61 | 30.8 |
| Averages | flat | v.lt | light | 0 | 5 | 28 | 67 | 61 | 30.8 | |
| With the 142-horsepower 2.0L I4 engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2011 Kia Soul gas mileage has been averaging
30.8 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2011 Kia Souls in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 61 miles per hour (about 67 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (28 percent), in the city (5 percent), and in heavy traffic (0 percent). In addition the average 2011 Kia Soul in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with an ultra-light foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2011 | 4dr Hatch 142-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | med | none | 1 | 10 | 80 | 9 | 75 | 26.1 |
| flat | med | none | 20 | 20 | 50 | 10 | 60 | 23.0 | ||
| flat | light | none | 0 | 0 | 5 | 95 | 60 | 30.4 | ||
| flat | light | light | 5 | 20 | 20 | 55 | 75 | 28.0 | ||
| flat | med | light | 15 | 5 | 10 | 70 | 70 | 29.0 | ||
| 2011 | 4dr Hatch 142-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | med | none | 8 | 11 | 33 | 48 | 68 | 27.3 |
| Averages | flat | med | none | 8 | 11 | 33 | 48 | 68 | 27.3 | |
| With the 142-horsepower 2.0L I4 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2011 Kia Soul fuel economy has been averaging
27.3 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2011 Kia Souls in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 68 miles per hour (about 48 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (33 percent), in the city (11 percent), and in heavy traffic (8 percent). In addition the average 2011 Kia Soul in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2011 | 4dr Hatch 122-horsepower 1.6L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | light | none | 10 | 35 | 35 | 20 | 60 | 30.8 |
| flat | light | none | 16 | 1 | 43 | 40 | 65 | 36.5 | ||
| flat | light | light | 10 | 40 | 20 | 30 | 60 | 28.0 | ||
| flat | light | none | 1 | 5 | 90 | 4 | 70 | 32.0 | ||
| 2011 | 4dr Hatch 122-horsepower 1.6L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | light | none | 9 | 20 | 47 | 24 | 64 | 31.8 |
| Averages | flat | light | none | 9 | 20 | 47 | 24 | 64 | 31.8 | |
| With the 122-horsepower 1.6L I4 engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, the 2011 Kia Soul has been averaging
31.8 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2011 Kia Souls in this analysis were driven mostly in the suburbs (about 47 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were on the highway at an average speed of 64 miles per hour (24 percent), in the city (20 percent), and in heavy traffic (9 percent). In addition the average 2011 Kia Soul in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2010 | 4dr Hatch turbocharged 126hp 1.6L I4 Diesel 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | light | light | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 37 | 11.0 |
| flat | light | none | 10 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 37 | 35.0 | ||
| flat | light | hvy | 50 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 37 | 38.2 | ||
| 2010 | 4dr Hatch turbocharged 126hp 1.6L I4 Diesel 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | light | light | 37 | 18 | 13 | 32 | 37 | 28.1 |
| Averages | flat | light | light | 37 | 18 | 13 | 32 | 37 | 28.1 | |
| With the turbocharged 126hp 1.6L I4 Diesel engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2010 Kia Soul gas mileage has been averaging
28.1 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2010 Kia Souls in this analysis were driven mostly in heavy traffic (about 37 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were on the highway at an average speed of 37 miles per hour (32 percent), in the city (18 percent), and in the suburbs (13 percent). In addition the average 2010 Kia Soul in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2010 | 4dr Hatch 142-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | med | none | 1 | 19 | 10 | 70 | 60 | 26.5 |
| flat | med | none | 0 | 27 | 18 | 55 | 70 | 25.0 | ||
| flat | med | none | 0 | 10 | 30 | 60 | 60 | 27.0 | ||
| flat | med | none | 0 | 8 | 8 | 85 | 70 | 28.4 | ||
| hills | med | light | 0 | 8 | 8 | 84 | 70 | 31.4 | ||
| 2010 | 4dr Hatch 142-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | med | none | 0 | 14 | 15 | 71 | 66 | 27.7 |
| Averages | flat | med | none | 0 | 14 | 15 | 71 | 66 | 27.7 | |
| With the 142-horsepower 2.0L I4 engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2010 Kia Soul fuel economy has been averaging
27.7 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2010 Kia Souls in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 66 miles per hour (about 71 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (15 percent), in the city (14 percent), and in heavy traffic (0 percent). In addition the average 2010 Kia Soul in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2010 | 4dr Hatch 142-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | med | light | 15 | 20 | 0 | 65 | 65 | 27.0 |
| flat | light | none | 20 | 60 | 10 | 10 | 60 | 30.0 | ||
| flat | light | hvy | 5 | 5 | 60 | 30 | 45 | 28.3 | ||
| flat | v.lt | light | 10 | 10 | 70 | 10 | 60 | 29.0 | ||
| flat | light | light | 10 | 60 | 0 | 30 | 62 | 24.5 | ||
| 2010 | 4dr Hatch 142-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | light | light | 12 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 58 | 27.8 |
| Averages | flat | light | light | 12 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 58 | 27.8 | |
| With the 142-horsepower 2.0L I4 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, the 2010 Kia Soul has been averaging
27.8 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2010 Kia Souls in this analysis were driven mostly in the city (about 31 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were on the highway at an average speed of 58 miles per hour (29 percent), in the suburbs (28 percent), and in heavy traffic (12 percent). In addition the average 2010 Kia Soul in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2010 | 4dr Hatch 122-horsepower 1.6L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | v.lt | none | 20 | 30 | 0 | 50 | 65 | 35.0 |
| flat | v.lt | light | 10 | 30 | 0 | 60 | 65 | 33.4 | ||
| flat | v.lt | hvy | 25 | 25 | 0 | 50 | 65 | 34.8 | ||
| flat | lead | none | 1 | 5 | 5 | 89 | 70 | 28.2 | ||
| hills | light | none | 0 | 0 | 3 | 97 | 62 | 36.9 | ||
| 2010 | 4dr Hatch 122-horsepower 1.6L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | light | light | 11 | 18 | 2 | 69 | 65 | 33.7 |
| Averages | flat | light | light | 11 | 18 | 2 | 69 | 65 | 33.7 | |
| With the 122-horsepower 1.6L I4 engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2010 Kia Soul gas mileage has been averaging
33.7 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2010 Kia Souls in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 65 miles per hour (about 69 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (18 percent), in heavy traffic (11 percent), and in the suburbs (2 percent). In addition the average 2010 Kia Soul in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2009.5 | 4dr Hatch turbocharged 126hp 1.6L I4 Diesel 5-speed manual FWD |
hills | v.lt | light | 10 | 20 | 20 | 50 | 37 | 42.5 |
| 2009.5 | 4dr Hatch turbocharged 126hp 1.6L I4 Diesel 5-speed manual FWD |
hills | v.lt | light | 10 | 20 | 20 | 50 | 37 | 42.5 |
| Averages | hills | v.lt | light | 10 | 20 | 20 | 50 | 37 | 42.5 | |
| With the turbocharged 126hp 1.6L I4 Diesel engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2009.5 Kia Soul fuel economy has been averaging
42.5 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2009.5 Kia Souls in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 37 miles per hour (about 50 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (20 percent), in the suburbs (20 percent), and in heavy traffic (10 percent). In addition the average 2009.5 Kia Soul in this analysis was driven on hilly terrain with an ultra-light foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Kia Soul MPG
| Kia Soul Fuel Economy: Pros | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2010 | 4dr Hatch 122-horsepower 1.6L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
30+ MPG |
| 2010 | 4dr Hatch 142-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
I get about 26 to 28mpg, I got 315 miles on 12 gallons of fuel. I could probably get better mileage, but I have a heavy foot. |
| 2010 | 4dr Hatch 142-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
The EPA estimates seem to be pretty accurate give or take for driving styles. |
| 2010 | 4dr Hatch 142-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
good enough |
| 2010 | 4dr Hatch 142-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
When new I was getting 30 MPG out of the gate. Now on longer trips at 65 MPH I get 31+ At 55 (roughly 2500 RPM I get 34 MPG. |
| 2010 | 4dr Hatch 142-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
Good fuel economy, which I was looking for. I used the CARS Program so I needed a +10 mpg improvement. |
| 2010 | 4dr Hatch 142-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
equal to my current nissan sedan, good for trips when we need to take gear but doesnt require a full size SUV that gets 20 MPG |
| 2010 | 4dr Hatch 142-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
I travel highway to work everyday (130 kms to work and back) so I was looking for a bigger car with power and great fuel economy. |
| Kia Soul Fuel Economy: Cons | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2010 | 4dr Hatch 142-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
For a "B-class" car with a 1.6 liter engine and :-( an automatic transmission, mileage is no better than a much larger, smoother-riding Buick Lacrosse. Disappointing. However, Kia -- fast learners -- fixed this for the 2012 models. |
| 2010 | 4dr Hatch 142-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
I am somewhat dissappointed in the gas mileage I have been getting with my Soul. I average about 28MPG, city or highway. Not much difference between long and short trips. |
