Small overlap front: driver-side
Rating applies to 2020-24 models
Tested vehicle: 2020 Kia Soul S wagon
The Kia Soul was redesigned for the 2020 model year. Driver-side small overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Hyundai/Kia.
Overall evaluation | |
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Structure and safety cage | |
Driver injury measures | |
Head/neck | |
Chest | |
Hip/thigh | |
Lower leg/foot | |
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics |
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
Test ID | VTN1909 |
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Lower occupant compartment | |
Lower hinge pillar max (cm) | 6 |
Footrest (cm) | 3 |
Left toepan (cm) | 3 |
Brake pedal (cm) | 1 |
Parking brake (cm) | |
Rocker panel lateral average (cm) | 3 |
Upper occupant compartment | |
Steering column | 0 |
Upper hinge pillar max (cm) | 5 |
Upper dash (cm) | 4 |
Lower instrument panel (cm) | 4 |
Driver injury measures
Test ID | VTN1909 |
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Head | |
HIC-15 | 254 |
Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
Neck | |
Tension (kN) | 1.3 |
Extension bending moment (Nm) | 10 |
Maximum Nij | 0.27 |
Chest maximum compression (mm) | 27 |
Femur (kN) | |
Left | 2.1 |
Right | 0.9 |
Knee displacement (mm) | |
Left | 1 |
Right | 1 |
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%) | |
Left | 0 |
Right | 0 |
Maximum tibia index | |
Left | 0.44 |
Right | 0.32 |
Tibia axial force (kN) | |
Left | 1.7 |
Right | 1.5 |
Foot acceleration (g) | |
Left | 52 |
Right | 72 |
Small overlap front: passenger-side
Rating applies to 2020-24 models
Tested vehicle: 2020 Kia Soul S wagon
The Kia Soul was redesigned for the 2020 model year. Passenger-side small overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Hyundai/Kia.
Overall evaluation | |
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Structure and safety cage | |
Passenger injury measures | |
Head/neck | |
Chest | |
Hip/thigh | |
Lower leg/foot | |
Passenger restraints and dummy kinematics | |
Driver injury measures | |
Head/neck | |
Chest | |
Hip/thigh | |
Lower leg/foot | |
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics |
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on passenger side
Test ID | VTP1916 |
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Lower occupant compartment | |
Lower hinge pillar max (cm) | 6 |
Footrest (cm) | 7 |
Right toepan (cm) | 4 |
Center toepan (cm) | 2 |
Rocker panel lateral average (cm) | 3 |
Upper occupant compartment | |
Center dash (cm) | 1 |
Upper hinge pillar max (cm) | 4 |
Upper dash (cm) | 3 |
Right lower dash (cm) | 4 |
Passenger injury measures
Test ID | VTP1916 |
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Head | |
HIC-15 | 115 |
Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
Neck | |
Tension (kN) | 0.9 |
Extension bending moment (Nm) | 22 |
Maximum Nij | 0.27 |
Chest maximum compression (mm) | 25 |
Femur (kN) | |
Left | 0.2 |
Right | 1.3 |
Knee displacement (mm) | |
Left | 1 |
Right | 7 |
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%) | |
Left | 0 |
Right | 0 |
Maximum tibia index | |
Left | 0.43 |
Right | 0.47 |
Tibia axial force (kN) | |
Left | 1.5 |
Right | 1.2 |
Foot acceleration (g) | |
Left | 52 |
Right | 46 |
Driver injury measures
Test ID | VTP1916 |
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Head | |
HIC-15 | 134 |
Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
Neck | |
Tension (kN) | 0.9 |
Extension bending moment (Nm) | 17 |
Maximum Nij | 0.21 |
Chest maximum compression (mm) | 34 |
Femur (kN) | |
Left | 0.3 |
Right | 0.3 |
Knee displacement (mm) | |
Left | 1 |
Right | 1 |
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%) | |
Left | 0 |
Right | 0 |
Maximum tibia index | |
Left | 0.21 |
Right | 0.21 |
Tibia axial force (kN) | |
Left | 0.2 |
Right | 0.8 |
Foot acceleration (g) | |
Left | 49 |
Right | 52 |
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 2020-24 models
Tested vehicle: 2020 Kia Soul LX wagon
The Kia Soul was redesigned for the 2020 model year. Moderate overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Hyundai/Kia.
Overall evaluation | |
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Structure and safety cage | |
Driver injury measures | |
Head/neck | |
Chest | |
Leg/foot, left | |
Leg/foot, right | |
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics |
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
Test ID | VTF1912 |
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Footwell intrusion | |
Footrest (cm) | 8 |
Left (cm) | 15 |
Center (cm) | 13 |
Right (cm) | 5 |
Brake pedal (cm) | 7 |
Instrument panel rearward movement | |
Left (cm) | 1 |
Right (cm) | 0 |
Steering column movement | |
Upward (cm) | 1 |
Rearward (cm) | -1 |
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 0 |
Driver injury measures
Test ID | VTF1912 |
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Head | |
HIC-15 | 235 |
Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
Neck | |
Tension (kN) | 1.1 |
Extension bending moment (Nm) | 14 |
Maximum Nij | 0.25 |
Chest maximum compression (mm) | 32 |
Legs | |
Femur force - left (kN) | 0.2 |
Femur force - right (kN) | 1.1 |
Knee displacement - left (mm) | 1 |
Knee displacement - right (mm) | 0 |
Maximum tibia index - left | 0.38 |
Maximum tibia index - right | 0.28 |
Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 1.2 |
Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 1.0 |
Foot acceleration (g) | |
Left | 46 |
Right | 84 |
Side: original test
Rating applies to 2020-24 models
Tested vehicle: 2020 Kia Soul LX wagon
The Kia Soul was redesigned for the 2020 model year. Side ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Hyundai/Kia.
Overall evaluation | |
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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 |
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
Test ID | VTS1914 |
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B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) | -21.5 |
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline. |
Driver injury measures
Test ID | VTS1914 |
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Head HIC-15 | 161 |
Neck | |
Tension (kN) | 1.2 |
Compression (kN) | 0.5 |
Shoulder | |
Lateral deflection (mm) | 28 |
Lateral force (kN) | 1.2 |
Torso | |
Maximum deflection (mm) | 33 |
Average deflection (mm) | 31 |
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) | 4.15 |
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) | 0.68 |
Pelvis | |
Iliac force (kN) | 2.8 |
Acetabulum force (kN) | 2.5 |
Combined force (kN) | 5.2 |
Left femur | |
L-M force (kN) | 0.7 |
L-M moment (Nm) | 148 |
A-P moment (Nm) | 23 |
Passenger injury measures
Test ID | VTS1914 |
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Head HIC-15 | 195 |
Neck | |
Tension (kN) | 0.2 |
Compression (kN) | 1.0 |
Shoulder | |
Lateral deflection (mm) | 50 |
Lateral force (kN) | 1.4 |
Torso | |
Maximum deflection (mm) | 34 |
Average deflection (mm) | 27 |
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) | 4.69 |
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) | 0.63 |
Pelvis | |
Iliac force (kN) | 0.2 |
Acetabulum force (kN) | 1.9 |
Combined force (kN) | 1.9 |
Left femur | |
L-M force (kN) | 0.8 |
L-M moment (Nm) | 113 |
A-P moment (Nm) | 80 |
Roof strength
Rating applies to 2020-23 models
Tested vehicle: 2020 Kia Soul S wagon
Overall evaluation | |
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Curb weight | 2,860 lbs |
Peak force | 17,851 lbs |
Strength-to-weight ratio | 6.24 |
Head restraints & seats
Seat type: Manual cloth seat
Overall evaluation | |
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Dynamic rating | |
Seat/head restraint geometry |
Seat type | Manual cloth seat |
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Geometry | |
Backset (mm) | 18 |
Distance below top of head (mm) | 5 |
Seat design parameters | |
Pass/fail | Pass |
Max T1 acceleration (g) | 12.5 |
Head contact time (ms) | 52 |
Force rating | 1 |
Neck forces | |
Max neck shear force (N) | 0 |
Max neck tension (N) | 281 |
About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.
Child seat anchors
Rating applies to 2020-24 models
Overall evaluation | |
Vehicle trim | S |
Seat type | cloth |
This vehicle has 2 rear seating positions with complete child seat attachment (LATCH) hardware.
It has 1 additional seating position with a tether anchor only.
Overall evaluation | |
Vehicle trim | S |
Seat type | cloth |
G | Good |
A | Acceptable |
M | Marginal |
P | Poor |
Seating positions that rely on borrowed lower anchors or have only a tether anchor available are not rated. | |
thether anchor symbol | Tether anchor |
lower anchor symbol | Lower anchors |
Lower anchor(s) can be borrowed from adjacent positions(s) | |
No hardware available |
Details by seating position
1 | |
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Tether anchor | |
easy-to-find location | |
no other hardware could be confused for anchor | |
Lower anchors | |
too deep in seat | |
not too much force needed to attach | |
easy to maneuver around anchors | |
2 | |
Tether anchor | |
easy-to-find location | |
no other hardware could be confused for anchor | |
Lower anchors | |
none available | |
3 | |
Tether anchor | |
easy-to-find location | |
no other hardware could be confused for anchor | |
Lower anchors | |
too deep in seat | |
not too much force needed to attach | |
easy to maneuver around anchors |
Seat position 21
Lower anchor A | |
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Open access rated | No |
Depth (cm) | 2-4 |
Force (lbs) | 24 |
Clearance angle (degrees) | 67 |
Lower anchor B | |
Open access rated | No |
Depth (cm) | 2-4 |
Force (lbs) | 15 |
Clearance angle (degrees) | 76 |
Tether anchor | |
Location | Middle seatback |
Confusing hardware present | Yes |
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor |
Yes |
Tether anchors can be accessed while seatback is properly positioned for use of LATCH |
Not measured |
Seat position 22
Lower anchor A | |
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No lower latch for this seat position | |
Lower anchor B | |
No lower latch for this seat position | |
Tether anchor | |
Location | Middle seatback |
Confusing hardware present | Yes |
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor |
Yes |
Tether anchors can be accessed while seatback is properly positioned for use of LATCH |
Not measured |
Seat position 23
Lower anchor A | |
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Open access rated | No |
Depth (cm) | 2-4 |
Force (lbs) | 25 |
Clearance angle (degrees) | 63 |
Lower anchor B | |
Open access rated | No |
Depth (cm) | 2-4 |
Force (lbs) | 17 |
Clearance angle (degrees) | 68 |
Tether anchor | |
Location | Middle seatback |
Confusing hardware present | Yes |
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor |
Yes |
Tether anchors can be accessed while seatback is properly positioned for use of LATCH |
Not measured |