Kia Soul MPG by year — every rating on record

The Kia Soul has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 16 model years, from 2010 to 2025. Across those years its best rated version returned 30 mpg (2020) and its thirstiest returned 25 mpg (2012). The EPA record holds 48 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Small Station Wagons.

Year-by-year EPA ratings

Where it has stood in its class

Ranked against every other nameplate the EPA filed under the same class that year. The Kia Soul placed highest in 2010 at #5 of 22, and lowest in 2023 at #22 of 29. It spent 4 of its 16 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 48 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 3 of 5 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Soul fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2025 Kia Soul burns 383 to 383 gallons depending on configuration. Below is what that costs at three pump prices, and how much more the thirstiest configuration costs than the most efficient one.

EPA’s own estimate for the 2025 model year is $2,100 to $2,100 a year in fuel, or $750 less than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Small Station Wagons

Across the 142 nameplates EPA classifies as Small Station Wagons, the median best combined rating is 27 mpg. At 30 mpg the Kia Soul is 3 mpg better the median, which is worth about $149 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Small Station Wagons rankings — every nameplate in the class, best to worst.

Other Kia nameplates

Every Kia model compared → — all nameplates ranked by best combined rating, with what each one costs a year.