Factory build sheet
2020 Kia Soul LX, S, X-Line
Build KNDJ23AU-L · 2L 4cyl · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read KNDJ23AU and position 10 reads L. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Soul whose VIN starts KNDJ23AU and carries L in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 35,968 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 35,968 known VINs
- 774 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Kia with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Displacement
- 2 L
- Cylinders
- 4
- Engine model
- MPI NU
- Engine manufacturer
- KMC
- Valve train
- Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
- Horsepower
- 147 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- 4x2
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- Doors
- 4
- Seats
- 5
- Seat rows
- 2
- Manufacturer
- KIA CORPORATION
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1C
- GVWR
- 4,001–5,000 lb
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
What this build asks today
Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.
$12,700 median asking price · 1,064 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $7,400 Top 2% of listings $18,995
The same build, other model years
Kia used the VIN pattern KNDJ23AU for 6 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
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2020 You are here code L $12,700
- 2021 LX, S, X-Line 2L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 31,801 vehicles code M $13,990
- 2022 LX, S, X Line 2L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 29,801 vehicles code N $14,998
- 2023 LX, S 2L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 36,086 vehicles code P $17,222
- 2024 LX, S 2L Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 24,083 vehicles code R $17,900
- 2025 LX, S 2L Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 48,262 vehicles code S $17,920
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | KND | KIA CORPORATION · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | J23AU | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | L | Model year — 2020 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
NHTSA safety ratings
Crash-test results are published per model year and body style, so they cover the 2020 Kia Soul as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
1 recall campaign is recorded for the 2020 Soul. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
35,968 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to KNDJ23AU-L shares the specification above.
- 35,968 Known VINs
- 774 Listed for sale now
- 1,064 Priced listings
- $12,700 Median asking
Vehicles of this build
A fixed sample of 21 vehicles carrying this configuration — each with its own history page. The sample refreshes quarterly, not nightly, so it stays put between visits.
- KNDJ23AU 1L7716077
- KNDJ23AU XL7012637
- KNDJ23AU 3L7014004
- KNDJ23AU 9L7004271
- KNDJ23AU 1L7039726
- KNDJ23AU 0L7021184
- KNDJ23AU 0L7711128
- KNDJ23AU 4L7011970
- KNDJ23AU 9L7080105
- KNDJ23AU 4L7089617
- KNDJ23AU 2L7078373
- KNDJ23AU 4L7721063
- KNDJ23AU XL7730852
- KNDJ23AU XL7047307
- KNDJ23AU 4L7714937
- KNDJ23AU 2L7704388
- KNDJ23AU XL7067167
- KNDJ23AU 6L7108622
- KNDJ23AU 8L7089247
- KNDJ23AU 5L7099377
- KNDJ23AU 8L7723012
- 0 2,262
- 1 2,208
- 2 2,197
- 3 2,299
- 4 2,223
- 5 2,209
- 6 2,222
- 7 2,199
- 8 2,272
- 9 2,190
- A 2,260
- B 2,259
- C 2,301
- D 2,251
- E 2,333
- F 2,283
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Soul, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
- 2020 EX 2L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 4,309 vehicles · $14,794 median
- 2020 GT-Line Turbo 1.6L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 1,859 vehicles · $15,998 median
- 2020 GT-Line 2L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 4,947 vehicles · $13,579 median
- 2021 LX, S, X-Line 2L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 31,801 vehicles · $13,990 median
- 2021 GT-Line 2.0 2L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 3,122 vehicles · $15,596 median
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Prices are asking prices from 1,064 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 35,968 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.