2024 Kia Soul: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

12 builds left the factory as a 2024 Soul, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 3 main configurations sell for $14,555–$25,990 today.

3 main configurations
31,482 vehicles built
916 for sale right now
$14,555–$25,990 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.

Pick your Soul

GT-Line KNDJ53AU-R

2L. 3,032 built.

$17,991 great deal $22,349 typical $25,487 top of market

Full specs, prices & VINs → 70 for sale · from $17,991 →
EX KNDJ33AU-R

2L. 4,269 built.

$17,793 great deal $22,287 typical $25,990 top of market

Full specs, prices & VINs → 100 for sale · from $17,793 →
Most common — 77% of 2024 Souls

LX, S KNDJ23AU-R

2L. 24,171 built.

$14,555 great deal $17,850 typical $22,117 top of market

Full specs, prices & VINs → 746 for sale · from $14,555 →

What actually differs

	LX, S	EX	GT-Line
Typical price today	$17,850	$22,287	$22,349
For sale right now	746	100	70
Vehicles built	24,171	4,269	3,032

Same on every 2024 Soul

Engine 2L
Fuel Gasoline
Body Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
Doors 5-door

What people actually pay

967 price observations · updated Sep 6, 2026

LX, S

$17,850

$22,287

GT-Line

$22,349

$14,118 $17,281 $20,444 $23,607 $26,770

Price trend

Median down $857 over the last 12 months.

2024 Soul price history →

Will it hold value?

A Soul typically keeps about 60% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $10,995 today.

Soul depreciation by year →

Cost to run

27/33 mpg city/highway. Roughly $1,550/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2024 Soul

Safety, in plain English

NHTSA overall crash rating

★★★★ ★ 4 / 5

No recalls on file for this model year.

Driver assistance — every 2024 Soul

✓ Warns you before a crash
✓ Brakes for you in an emergency
✓ Watches your blind spot
✓ Warns when you drift from your lane
✓ Steers you back into the lane

Decoded from NHTSA build records.

What KNDJ53AU-R means

KND J53AU · R

KND: the World Manufacturer Identifier Kia registered — assembled in South Korea
J53AU: together encode the Soul line — Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV), 2L — as Kia filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
R: in position 10 — model year 2024
9, 11–17: differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number

Real VINs from this run KNDJ53AU XR7238094 KNDJ53AU 0R7218906 KNDJ53AU 9R7220900

9 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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2024 Kia Soul prices →