Kia · 2010–2025 · Gas
Kia Soul MPG by year
The EPA has rated 16 model years of the Kia Soul, from 2010 to 2025. The most fuel-efficient year is the 2025, at 31 MPG combined in its best configuration. The best 2025 model is 11% more efficient than the best 2010 model (31 vs. 28 MPG). The 2025 model is 3% more efficient than the median wagon that year (31 vs. 30 MPG).
Combined MPG by model year
- Soul, most efficient version
- Range across configurations
- Class median
Shaded band: range across that year's configurations. Class median: same-year models in the same class, rated in MPG. Click a point to open that model year; the table below lists every value.
Every Soul model year
| Year | Type | Best combined | City / Hwy | Class median | Range | Configs | Fuel / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Gas | 31 MPG lowest 30 |
29 / 35 | 30 | — | 2 | $1,500 |
| 2024 | Gas | 31 MPG lowest 30 |
29 / 35 | 27.5 | — | 2 | $1,500 |
| 2023 | Gas | 31 MPG lowest 30 |
29 / 35 | 26 | — | 2 | $1,500 |
| 2022 | Gas | 31 MPG lowest 29 |
29 / 35 | 28 | — | 3 | $1,500 |
| 2021 | Gas | 31 MPG lowest 27 |
29 / 35 | 28 | — | 4 | $1,500 |
| 2020 | Gas | 31 MPG lowest 27 |
29 / 35 | 28 | — | 4 | $1,500 |
| 2019 | Gas | 28 MPG lowest 27 |
26 / 31 | 28 | — | 4 | $1,661 |
| 2018 | Gas | 28 MPG lowest 27 |
26 / 31 | 28 | — | 4 | $1,661 |
| 2017 | Gas | 28 MPG lowest 27 |
26 / 31 | 29 | — | 4 | $1,661 |
| 2016 | Gas | 27 MPG lowest 26 |
24 / 31 | 28.5 | — | 4 | $1,722 |
| 2015 | Gas | 26 MPG | 24 / 30 | 26 | — | 4 | $1,788 |
| 2014 | Gas | 26 MPG | 24 / 30 | 27 | — | 4 | $1,788 |
| 2013 | Gas | 28 MPG lowest 25 |
26 / 31 | 28 | — | 6 | $1,661 |
| 2012 | Gas | 28 MPG lowest 25 |
26 / 31 | 28 | — | 6 | $1,661 |
| 2011 | Gas | 28 MPG lowest 26 |
26 / 31 | 27.5 | — | 4 | $1,661 |
| 2010 | Gas | 28 MPG lowest 26 |
26 / 31 | 26 | — | 4 | $1,661 |
Fuel cost uses today's default prices for every year so model years compare like for like. Sort any column.
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Frequently asked questions
Which Kia Soul year has the best fuel economy?
The 2020 Kia Soul, rated up to 31 MPG combined. At 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, that works out to about $1,500 a year.
Which Kia Soul year has the worst fuel economy?
The 2014 model, whose most efficient version is rated 26 MPG combined (about $1,788 a year to fuel).
What is the fuel economy of the latest Kia Soul?
The 2025 Kia Soul is rated up to 31 MPG combined.