2010 Kia Soul

small car / 4-door wagon

2010 Kia Soul 4-door wagon

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Small overlap front: driver-side
Moderate overlap front: original test
Side: original test
Roof strength
Head restraints & seats

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.

Small overlap front: driver-side

Rating applies to 2010-13 models

Tested vehicle: 2013 Kia Soul wagon

The Kia Soul was introduced in the 2010 model year. Information from Hyundai/Kia indicated the front structural modifications added beginning with 2012 models would have no effect on small overlap frontal test performance; therefore the ratings below apply to all 2010-13 Soul models.

Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Hip/thigh
Lower leg/foot
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
The dummy’s head barely contacted the frontal airbag before sliding off the left side as the steering column moved 14 cm to the right. The side curtain airbag did not deploy, leaving the dummy's head vulnerable to contacts with side structure and outside objects, and the driver's seat tipped forward and toward the B-pillar.

Action shot taken during the small overlap frontal crash test.

The dummy's position in relation to the door frame, steering wheel, and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was not maintained well.

During the crash, the dummy's head and torso barely contacted the airbag before sliding off to the left as the steering column moved to the right, and the driver's seat pitched forward and tipped outward.

Door hinge pillar, driver footwell, and instrument panel intrusion was extensive and contributed to a significant risk of injury to the lower left leg.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID CEN1317
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm) 29
Footrest (cm) 17
Left toepan (cm) 11
Brake pedal (cm) 3
Parking brake (cm)
Rocker panel lateral average (cm) 17
Upper occupant compartment
Steering column 15
Upper hinge pillar max (cm) 23
Upper dash (cm) 23
Lower instrument panel (cm) 22

Driver injury measures

Test ID CEN1317
Head
HIC-15 83
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.3
Extension bending moment (Nm) 13
Maximum Nij 0.26
Chest maximum compression (mm) 24
Femur (kN)
Left 4.5
Right 0.4
Knee displacement (mm)
Left 11
Right 1
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left 2
Right 0
Maximum tibia index
Left 1.03
Right 0.80
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left 3.3
Right 0.4
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 81
Right 55

How the driver-side small overlap front test is conducted

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2010-11 models

Tested vehicle: 2010 Kia Soul Plus wagon

The Kia Soul was introduced in the 2010 model year.

Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Leg/foot, left
Leg/foot, right
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
Dummy movement was reasonably well controlled. During rebound, the dummy's head leaned partway out the open side window and hit the top and rear portions of the window frame.

Action shot taken during the frontal offset crash test.

The dummy's position in relation to the steering wheel and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained well.

A high head acceleration occurred when the dummy's head hit the steering wheel through the airbag.

Intrusion into the driver's space was minimal, and all leg and foot injury measures were low.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID CEF0909
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm) 7
Left (cm) 12
Center (cm) 7
Right (cm) 6
Brake pedal (cm) 9
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm) 1
Right (cm) 2
Steering column movement
Upward (cm) -5
Rearward (cm) -2
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) 1

Driver injury measures

Test ID CEF0909
Head
HIC-15 406
Peak gs at hard contact 77
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.6
Extension bending moment (Nm) 29
Maximum Nij 0.44
Chest maximum compression (mm) 31
Legs
Femur force - left (kN) 3.1
Femur force - right (kN) 3.9
Knee displacement - left (mm) 1
Knee displacement - right (mm) 5
Maximum tibia index - left 0.41
Maximum tibia index - right 0.68
Tibia axial force - left (kN) 1.2
Tibia axial force - right (kN) 3.2
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 73
Right 126

How the moderate overlap front test is conducted

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2010 models

Tested vehicle: 2010 Kia Soul Plus wagon with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags

The Kia Soul was introduced in the 2010 model year.

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

View of the vehicle and barrier just after the crash test.

View of the vehicle after the crash with doors removed, showing the side airbags and damage to the occupant compartment.

Smeared greasepaint shows where the driver dummy's head was protected from being hit by hard structures by the side curtain airbag.

Smeared greasepaint shows where the rear passenger dummy’s head was protected by the side airbag.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID CES0915
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) -9.0
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Test ID CES0915
Head HIC-15 300
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.9
Compression (kN) 0.1
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 36
Lateral force (kN) 1.5
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 37
Average deflection (mm) 33
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 4.20
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.74
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 2.2
Acetabulum force (kN) 3.2
Combined force (kN) 5.4
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.1
L-M moment (Nm) 59
A-P moment (Nm) 21

Passenger injury measures

Test ID CES0915
Head HIC-15 102
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.0
Compression (kN) 0.8
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 39
Lateral force (kN) 1.4
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 27
Average deflection (mm) 22
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 3.95
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.42
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 2.3
Acetabulum force (kN) 2.7
Combined force (kN) 4.8
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.4
L-M moment (Nm) 65
A-P moment (Nm) -53

How the side crash test is conducted

Roof strength

Rating applies to 2010-13 models

Tested vehicle: 2010 Kia Soul Plus wagon

Overall evaluation
Curb weight 2,886 lbs
Peak force 12,489 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio 4.33

How the roof strength test is conducted

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Manual cloth seats AHR

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry
Technical measurements for this test
Seat type Manual cloth seats AHR
Geometry
Backset (mm) 50
Distance below top of head (mm) 16
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g) 10.5
Head contact time (ms) 66
Force rating 1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N) 0
Max neck tension (N) 264

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