2011 Kia Soul User Reviews

Pros

Comfortable, roomy, attractive, reliable

Cons

a little noisy when I idle

Purchased As New

I have had the Kia Soul! since May of 2011. I retired after 35 years on the job, and paid cash for the Soul. I have driven the car all over the country. I am already at 27,000 miles in the first year. The Soul is perfect for us retirees ( although the advertisements are for the younger generation ). My grand daugher picked it out. We are the best traveling companions. Grand ma loves the car too. She is jealous! Grand ma retired and bought a Toyota. Oh well....( smile )....read morehide

Pros

Lots of leg room for backseat passengers. Fun little car to drive.

Cons

Rough ride, but not bad for a little car. Gas mileage is not as I expected.

Purchased As New

Actually I love my car. I have the White limited Tiger addition. Bought it new in March 2011. Have taken it on a trip from Illinois to PA, with no problems with my 70yr old mother. Only one thing.....the gas mileage is not as good as i expected..The best Ive ever got is 29. otherwise its 24.5 to 27...read morehide

Pros

Great MPG, Roomy

Cons

Haven't found any yet

Purchased As New

My Husband bought my Soul 2 months ago and I have fallen in love. I'm a middle aged mom with 2 teenagers. We all fit comfortably. Its great for running arrands around town, and its been fine for a couple of longer trips following the kids for band competitions. I drive mine 60 miles each day to and from work. The gas mileage has been great. Averaging 29+mpg (thanks to its little read out it gives me)
I looking forward to seeing how it does in the Illinois snows this winter.
My favorite moment with my car was when I was in the parking lot of our local grocery store. A little boy walked around the corner of him mom's mini van and grabbed her hand. "look mommy, its the car with the hamsters, from the commercials" love it !!...read morehide

Pros

Good Fuel Economy, Roomy, Looks

Cons

No so far.

Purchased As New

The style caught my eye and I wanted to check them out. I am a diehard Subaru fan ( having 13 of them) and this car just totally blew me away. I didn't expect to walk out the door with one.So much more car for the money and a warranty that others can not touch. Kia has come a long way.I bought a special edition Sport model ( the white tiger strip edition) fully loaded for LESS then my base model stripped down Impreza. It is amazing and I think everyone should take another look at Kia...I am happy I did....read morehide

Pros

Lots of headroom, great usable cargo space, lots of extras

Cons

a little loud on the highway

Purchased As New

I love, love, LOVE this car. After 14 years and 175k in my Saab hatchback, I finally had to say goodbye and find something new. I couldn't be happier. People stop and ask me about it all the time and I can't come up with enough glowing adjectives to describe it. What I love most... it is a hatchback for tall people! Lots of headroom, you sit up a little higher, can see around all the oversized SUVs, and it is easy to grab all of your groceries out of the trunk! It does seem small on cargo space at first until you realize that all of the space is very usable because of the squared off design. So much bang for not very many bucks. Someone could hand me $30,000 tomorrow for a new car and I would still choose the Soul!...read morehide

Pros

Good on gas and is a good looking car.

Cons

None so far

Purchased As New

I purchased my new Kia on 6/11/2011 and really enjoy it. Everyone I meet who has bought one loves it. I have even asked strangers what they think of their Kia Soul and they have said the same thing which is they love it. I had a Buick Century and I am more comfortable in my Kia Soul because I am short I sit up higher in the Soul. Everyone who sees it compliments me on the looks of the car. I have the Molten Red with Black Trim and its a great looking car and I can't say enough good things about it....read morehide

Pros

Great on fuel, easy to park, zippy little car.

Cons

Road noise

Purchased As New

If the big three would have a warranty like KIA I may have looked at what they produce. I will not walk on to any big three lot until they do.

Pros

Comfortable

Cons

Late of power and not so good mileage

Purchased As Not Purchased

I drove this car as a rental --- and I drove it pretty hard. It preforms well and is pretty roomy

Pros

Good fuel economy, great head room, great looking vehicle.

Cons

Havn't found any yet.

Purchased As New

I love this car more every day I own it. I loaded mine out, leather, the works. On eof my coworkers liked mine so much that he bought one too. Fun to drive.

Pros

like the car

Cons

none

Purchased As Not Purchased

I had this car as a rental for the week and drove to the NC mountains. No problems ~ I like it and I have a 2011 Camry!

Only drawback ---Hard to get past the Kia nameplate just like hyundai

If I were in the car market, I'd consider this car.