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4.6 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars

Sucked the Soul out of me

Not a SOUL man, 06/27/2018
2010 Kia Soul 4dr Wagon (1.6L 4cyl 5M)
7 of 10 people found this review helpful

Worst car I have ever owned. I purchased this car brand new with 3 miles on it. 113,000 miles, 3 transmissions, 1 fuel pump, 3 headlight replacements, and some electrical problems later, I will never own another KIA. I purchased this car as a commuter vehicle and meticulously maintained the car and was still faced with these problems. The dealership hasn't been able to help find the cause of my most current problem...the engine cuts out while driving without warning and won't restart for several minutes. This is not too fun when you're driving on a major freeway with multiple lanes of traffic. KIA Corporate doesn't know what is wrong after reviewing the diagnostics

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2 out of 5 stars
Technology
3 out of 5 stars
Performance
1 out of 5 stars
Interior
3 out of 5 stars
Comfort
3 out of 5 stars
Reliability
1 out of 5 stars
Value
3 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

SIMPLY WOW

Jeffrey N, 01/20/2010
2010 Kia Soul + 4dr Wagon (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful

I had my heart set on a Mini, and let me just say this car completely surpassed my expectation. It's a Mini on Steroids... I drive 100 miles a day back and forth to work, everyday I find something new about the car that wows me. I was at a light and a Scion xB stopped at the light next to me, the driver looked at the Soul, put his car in reverse to backed up to see what kind of car I was driving. Every where I go, people stop me to ask what kind of car it is and ask what they call the color (Alien). This car is an amazing buy... it is amazing what is in it for the money. Love it, Love it, Love it...

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4.88 out of 5 stars

MY KIA

juliette, 09/26/2010
2010 Kia Soul 4dr Wagon (1.6L 4cyl 5M)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful

We left ride away for a long trip with our new Kia Soul. Drove to Alaska. Round trip more than 12,000 miles. Fuel was amazing. Even loaded we done better mileage than suppose too. Not once we got out of the car because it was uncomfortable. After hours of driving always felt rested. We had NO problem at all. During the trip, we done 3 oil change. That was all we needed to do. Alaska was my longest driving trip. So glad we done it with such a comfortable reliable and economic car. Love it

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2.5 out of 5 stars

no power

Bill , 05/19/2010
2010 Kia Soul 4dr Wagon (1.6L 4cyl 5M)
5 of 7 people found this review helpful

stay away from the 1.6 liter engine, the power is similar to a 10 speed bicycle and the mileage is terrible for such a small engine. The 2.0 isn't much better, only barely adequate power, and the mileage is even worse. What's with the all black interiors? HOT as a pizza oven in the warm weather, and sorta claustrophic. A more nuetral color would be nice. And the rear visibility STINKS. Hard to change lanes and parallel park BECAUSE YOU CAN'T SEE!!!

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2.88 out of 5 stars

3 years later

abuffardi77, 12/27/2012
2010 Kia Soul Sport 4dr Wagon (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
13 of 23 people found this review helpful

Initially, was overwhelmed by style and appearance at first thinking this vehicle had everything I wanted, 18" rims, two tone interior, great audio, and even pretty good MPG. Was hoping it would turn my nightmarish 100 mile commute into something fun. Now, I dislike the Soul quite a bit. It's too big for me, 18" are too wide for superior snow, wet, and mud traction, ride too rough, road noise too loud, MPG is not up to par, seats are uncomfortable, the interior is cheaply made, not enough power, 4 speed auto transmission is horrible, and even the dealership was shady.

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