Kia Soul MPG by Year

EPA rates the best gas Soul of each model year at 26 to 31 mpg combined.

Every year from 2010 to 2025 is below, with city and highway ratings and EPA's yearly cost to run each version.

Data: US EPA, fueleconomy.govUpdated Sep 30, 2026

Every Soul model year

Newest first. Each cell is the best-rated version of that kind that year, with its city and highway ratings and EPA's yearly cost to run it. Open a year for every version.

Model year	Best gas
2025 Soul	31 mpg 29 city / 35 hwy $2,150 a year
2024 Soul	31 mpg 29 city / 35 hwy $2,150 a year
2023 Soul	31 mpg 29 city / 35 hwy $2,150 a year
2022 Soul	31 mpg 29 city / 35 hwy $2,150 a year
2021 Soul	31 mpg 29 city / 35 hwy $2,150 a year
2020 Soul	31 mpg 29 city / 35 hwy $2,150 a year
2019 Soul	28 mpg 26 city / 31 hwy $2,400 a year
2018 Soul	28 mpg 26 city / 31 hwy $2,400 a year
2017 Soul	28 mpg 26 city / 31 hwy $2,400 a year
2016 Soul	27 mpg 24 city / 31 hwy $2,500 a year
2015 Soul	26 mpg 24 city / 30 hwy $2,600 a year
2014 Soul	26 mpg 24 city / 30 hwy $2,600 a year
2013 Soul	28 mpg 26 city / 31 hwy $2,400 a year
2012 Soul	28 mpg 26 city / 31 hwy $2,400 a year
2011 Soul	28 mpg 26 city / 31 hwy $2,400 a year
2010 Soul	28 mpg 26 city / 31 hwy $2,400 a year

When the best ratings changed

Each year against the model year before it. Years not listed kept the same best ratings.

2014 Gas down 2 mpg to 26
2016 Gas up 1 mpg to 27
2017 Gas up 1 mpg to 28
2020 Gas up 3 mpg to 31

Kia Soul best combined rating by model year

The best-rated gas version of each model year, from EPA.

2025: gas 31 mpg

Show as a table

Kia Soul best combined mpg by model year
Model year	Best gas version
2010	28
2011	28
2012	28
2013	28
2014	26
2015	26
2016	27
2017	28
2018	28
2019	28
2020	31
2021	31
2022	31
2023	31
2024	31
2025	31

Soul years to avoid and problems by year

Questions

Which Kia Soul year has the best MPG?

By EPA's ratings, the best gas Soul gets 31 mpg combined (2020 to 2025).

How much does a year of fuel cost for a Kia Soul?

At EPA's current prices and 15,000 miles a year, the best gas version costs $2,150 (2020 to 2025) to $2,600 (2014 and 2015). Each year's page has the cost of every version.

Sources and method

US EPA and Department of Energy fuel economy data (fueleconomy.gov), file dated Sep 29, 2026.
EPA fuel price assumptions: regular $4.47, midgrade $5.07, premium $5.48, diesel $6.38 a gallon; electricity $0.15 per kWh. The yearly cost is EPA's estimate for 15,000 miles, 55% of them in the city; a plug-in hybrid's assumes EPA's typical mix of charging and gas.

Ratings are EPA estimates. Real-world mileage depends on how, where and in what weather you drive. How we build these pages. Spotted an error? Tell us.