2021 Kia Soul: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

10 builds left the factory as a 2021 Soul, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 5 main configurations sell for $7,995–$24,677 today.

  • 5 main configurations
  • 39,658 vehicles built
  • 680 for sale right now
  • $7,995–$24,677 typical price range

Which Soul is yours?

Enter a VIN — the 17 characters on the windshield or the title — and we’ll match it to its exact factory configuration, typical price and equipment.

Works with any VIN — a different year or model takes you straight to its own page.

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What actually differs

LX, S, X-Line GT-Line 2.0 EX GT-Line Turbo
Engine 2L 4-cyl 2L 4-cyl 2L 4-cyl 1.6L 4-cyl
Power 147 hp 147 hp 147 hp 201 hp
Transmission — Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) Automatic
Typical price today $13,968 $14,900 $16,969 $16,442
For sale right now 534 56 46 32
Vehicles built 31,847 3,124 3,122 1,009
Same on every 2021 Soul
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
  • Seats 5

What people actually pay

693 price observations · updated Sep 6, 2026
LX, S, X-Line
$13,968
GT-Line 2.0
$14,900
EX
$16,969
GT-Line Turbo
$16,442
$7,755 $12,171 $16,587 $21,002 $25,418
Price trend

Median up $706 over the last 12 months.

2021 Soul price history →
Will it hold value?

A Soul typically keeps about 61% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $8,777 today.

Soul depreciation by year →
Cost to run

27/32 mpg city/highway. Roughly $1,600/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2021 Soul

Safety, in plain English

NHTSA overall crash rating

★★★★ ★ 4 / 5

2 recalls on file for this model year — check any specific VIN before you buy.

Driver assistance — varies by configuration
  • ✓ Warns you before a crash
  • ✓ Watches your blind spot
  • ✓ Warns when you drift from your lane
  • ✓ Steers you back into the lane
Decoded from NHTSA build records.

What KNDJ33AU-M means

KND J33AU · M
KND
the World Manufacturer Identifier Kia registered — assembled in South Korea
J33AU
together encode the Soul line — Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV), 2L 4cyl — as Kia filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
M
in position 10 — model year 2021
9, 11–17
differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
Real VINs from this run KNDJ33AU 3M7789725 KNDJ33AU 4M7135719 KNDJ33AU 8M7759975
5 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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