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2014 Kia Soul

small car / 4-door wagon

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria	Rating
Moderate overlap front: original test
Side: original test
Roof strength
Head restraints & seats

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle	Not available

Key

G
Good
A
Acceptable
M
Marginal
P
Poor

Superior
Advanced
Basic

Some ratings use a scale of Poor to Good. Others range from Basic to Superior.

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2014-19 models

Tested vehicle: 2014 Kia Soul Plus wagon

The Kia Soul was redesigned for the 2014 model year. Moderate overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Hyundai/Kia.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Leg/foot, left
Leg/foot, right
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF1227
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	2
Left (cm)	11
Center (cm)	9
Right (cm)	5
Brake pedal (cm)	10
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	2
Right (cm)	2
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	4
Rearward (cm)	0
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	1

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF1227
Head
HIC-15	324
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	2.1
Extension bending moment (Nm)	12
Maximum Nij	0.38
Chest maximum compression (mm)	32
Legs
Femur force - left (kN)	0.4
Femur force - right (kN)	0.6
Knee displacement - left (mm)	0
Knee displacement - right (mm)	3
Maximum tibia index - left	0.39
Maximum tibia index - right	0.54
Tibia axial force - left (kN)	2.3
Tibia axial force - right (kN)	1.3
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	61
Right	94

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2014-19 models

Tested vehicle: 2014 Kia Soul wagon with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags

The Kia Soul was redesigned for the 2014 model year. Side ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Hyundai/Kia. (The car tested was designated as a 2012 model but included all of the design changes of the 2014 models.)

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Driver head protection
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Rear passenger head protection

Technical measurements for this test

Test ID	VTS1234
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-13.0
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS1234
Head HIC-15	582
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.1
Compression (kN)	0.4
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	34
Lateral force (kN)	1.8
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	43
Average deflection (mm)	32
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	5.79
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.76
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	2.7
Acetabulum force (kN)	2.0
Combined force (kN)	4.7
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.4
L-M moment (Nm)	79
A-P moment (Nm)	21

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS1234
Head HIC-15	136
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.2
Compression (kN)	1.2
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	48
Lateral force (kN)	1.3
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	32
Average deflection (mm)	28
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	3.22
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.45
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	0.3
Acetabulum force (kN)	1.8
Combined force (kN)	2.1
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	1.7
L-M moment (Nm)	161
A-P moment (Nm)	62

About the original side crash test

Roof strength

Rating applies to 2014-19 models

Tested vehicle: 2014 Kia Soul Plus wagon

Overall evaluation
Curb weight	2,905 lbs
Peak force	15,304 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio	5.27

About the roof strength test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Manual cloth seat

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry

Technical measurements for this test

Seat type	Manual cloth seat
Geometry
Backset (mm)	13
Distance below top of head (mm)	-22
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail	Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g)	13.6
Head contact time (ms)	47
Force rating	1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N)	0
Max neck tension (N)	218

About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.