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2012 Kia Soul Base
Wagon · 138 hp · 27 mpg combined
Market
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Track what yours is worthA fresh estimate every month, in one short email. Not an offer to buy.Start tracking5 factory options, from $50 to $400.
Which Soul is right for you?
Three trims, $13,900 to $19,600. Tap one to open it.
Bar heights follow the price. The widest step is $3,300, from + to !.
The numbers.
Two configurations: front-wheel drive, 6-speed manual or 6-speed automatic.
92 standard items.
Four groups, sized by how much is in each.
- Fuel type
- EPA city/highway MPG
- EPA combined MPG
- Range in miles (city/hwy)
- Fuel tank capacity
- Base engine size
- Cylinders
- Base engine type
- Horsepower
- Torque
- Valves
- Cam type
- Valve timing
- direct injection
- Length
- Overall width without mirrors
- Height
- Wheelbase
- Front track
- Rear track
- EPA interior volume
- Cargo capacity, all seats in place
- Maximum cargo capacity
- Turning circle
- Ground clearance
- Curb weight
- Country of final assembly
- front independent suspension
- MacPherson strut front suspension
- Stabilizer bar stabilizer bar
- torsion beam rear suspension
- steel wheels
- full wheel covers
- 15 x 6.0 in. wheels
- All season tires
- 195/65R15 tires
- Transmission
- Drive type
- trip computer
- external temperature display
- tachometer
- clock
- low fuel level warning
- Rear head room
- Rear leg room
- Rear shoulder room
- Rear hip room
- Split-folding rear seatback
- Front head room
- Front leg room
- Front shoulder room
- Front hip room
- cloth
- bucket front seats
- 4-way manual driver seat adjustments
- 4-way manual passenger seat adjustment
- 1 one-touch power windows
- power door locks
- Heated mirrors
- tilt and telescopic steering wheel
- electric power steering
- front and rear cupholders
- front and rear door pockets
- Single zone front air conditioning
- post-collision safety system
- dual front side-mounted airbags
- front and rear head airbags
- Passenger airbag occupant sensing deactivation
- stability control
- traction control
- child seat anchors
- Rear door child safety locks
- 4-wheel ABS
- Ventilated front disc / solid rear disc brakes
- Emergency braking assist
- electronic brakeforce distribution
- tire pressure monitoring
- 2 front headrests
- Front height adjustable headrests
- Passenger head restraint whiplash protection system
- 3 rear headrests
- Rear height adjustable headrests
- Rear center 3-point belt
- front seatbelt pretensioners
- AM/FM stereo
- 4 total speakers
- USB connection
- auxiliary audio input and USB with external media control
- satellite radio satellite radio
- 3 months of provided satellite radio service
- radio data system
- mast antenna
1 interior
- Black
Cloth.
5 factory paints
- Shadow
- Alien
- Dune
- Clear White
- Bright Silver
Safety and recalls
3 recall campaigns on file.
Recalls are settled per car, not per model. Check the one you are buying.
NHTSA crash-test ratings for the 2012 Soul.
NHTSA NCAP · checked Oct 2026
Factory coverage.
It runs from the first sale date, not the model year.
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Other years of the Soul Base.
2013 Soul Base
$14,400$500 more8 colors · starting MSRP
2011 Soul Base
$13,300$600 less10 colors · starting MSRP
2014 Soul Base
$14,900$1,000 more12 colors · starting MSRPPictures show this year's car in another paint. Starting MSRP is before destination, taxes and dealer fees.