2012 KIA SOUL — £5,395 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 30 April 2026 | Bowerhill, Melksham
£5,395
60,000 miles | Diesel | Manual
Listing Quality
91/100
Good
vs Market Average
-17%
Below Market
Value Retention
45/100
Moderate Depreciation
Our Verdict
91 /100

This 2012 KIA SOUL is listed at £5,395 by Moto Smart Limited in Bowerhill. It has 60,000 miles on the clock. At 17% below the market average of £6,495, this looks competitively priced based on 2 comparable listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £1,779/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2012
Make KIA
Model SOUL
Colour Red
Fuel Type Diesel
Gearbox Manual
Mileage 60,000 miles
Engine 1.6L
Seats 5
CO2 129 g/km
Euro Status Euro 5
ULEZ Compliant Non Compliant
Monthly Payment £92.75/mo
Power 126 BHP
Torque 192 lbs/ft
Top Speed 112 mph
0-60 mph 10.3s
Cylinders 4
Gears 6
Combined MPG 57.6 mpg
Urban MPG 49.6 mpg
Extra Urban MPG 64.2 mpg
Length 4120mm
Width 1785mm
Height 1610mm
Wheelbase 2550mm
Kerb Weight 1345 kg
Highlights
Alloy wheeelsAir conditioningCruise controlHeated seatsBluetooth phone connection
All Features & Equipment (106)
Alloy wheeelsAir conditioningCruise controlHeated seatsBluetooth phone connectionTop speed112 mph0 to 6010.3 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)192Engine power (BHP)126Extra Urban (mpg)64.2Urban (mpg)49.6Combined (mpg)57.6Cylinders - bore (mm)77TransmissionManualNumber of gears6Cylinders - stroke (mm)84CC1,582Cylinders4CO2 (g/km)129Standard Euro emissionsEuro 5Ultra Low Emission ZoneNon Compliant60-40 Split Folding 2nd Row SeatsAll-Round Height Adjustable HeadrestsArmrest - Door - Artificial Leather TrimAutomatic Air ConditioningCentre Cabin LightCentre Console CupholdersCentre Fascia Storage Tray - LiddedDay and Night Rear-View MirrorDoor Map Pockets - Front and RearDragon Design Carpet MatsDrivers Seat Height AdjusterFront Cabin Map LightFront Seatback PocketsGlovebox with IlluminationHeated Front SeatsLeather Trimmed Gear ShiftLeather Trimmed Steering WheelLuggage Area LightLuggage Compartment - HooksLuggage Compartment - NetLuggage Under Floor TrayMetallic Finish Centre Fascia TrimMetallic Finish Interior Door HandlesPedals - AlloyPremium Vision Instrument ClusterSpeakers - Front Mood LightingSteering Wheel Mounted Audio ControlsSunvisors with Vanity Mirrors IlluminationTilt and Telescopic Steering Wheel Adjustment18in Alloy Wheels - BlackBlack Bezel HeadlightsBlack High Gloss A-PillarsBlack High Gloss Door MirrorsBumpers - Black High Gloss - Front-RearDark Red Dragon Design Body GraphicDoor Handles - ChromeElectric Windows - Front and RearElectrically Adjustable Door MirrorsFront Grille - ChromeHeated Door MirrorsLocking Wheel NutsMouldings - Waistline - BlackRear SpoilerRoof RailsSilver roof railsTemporary Spare WheelABS - Anti Lock Braking SystemAirbags - CurtainAirbags - DriverAirbags - Front SideAirbags - PassengerBAS - Brake Assist SystemCruise ControlDeadlocksEBD - Electronic Brakeforce DistributionESC - Electronic Stability ControlEmergency Stop Signalling - ESSEngine ImmobiliserEngine Start-Stop Button with Smart Entry SystemExternal Temperature DisplayFront Passenger Airbag Cut Off SwitchHill-Start Assist Control - HACISOFIX Child Seat Top Tethers and Anchor FixingsImpact Sensing Auto Door UnlockingRear Parking SensorsSeatbelt Reminder WarningSpeed Sensing Auto Door LockingTrip ComputerVSM - Vehicle Stability ManagementHeight1610mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength4120mmWheelbase2550mmWidth1785mmWidth including mirrorsmmLuggage capacity (seats up) litresLuggage capacity (seats down) litresNumber of seats5Gross vehicle weight kgMax loading weightkgMax towing weight (braked)kgMax towing weight (unbraked)kgTurning circle (kerb to kerb) metresMax roof loadkgMinimum kerb weight1345 kg
Below MarketListed at £5,395 vs market average of £6,495 (-17%)
Market Low
£5,490
Market Average
£6,495
Market High
£7,500
Comparables
2 listings

Based on 2 comparable KIA SOUL listings.

Age Depreciation
Slow Depreciation
£873/year
Mileage Impact
Slow Depreciation
£453/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Moderate Depreciation
£1,779/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £4,620 (+£775)
Mileage-predicted: £5,808 (£-413)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-1,326/yr | 10k mi/yr £-1,779/yr | 15k mi/yr £-2,231/yr

Based on 17 comparable listings. Slopes from smoothed depreciation curves.

91
Overall Listing Quality
Good — this listing is well-presented and informative.
Information & Buyer Appeal
Does this listing give buyers enough information to make a decision?
24/25Good
Photos
37 photos
10/10
Features & key selling points
111 listed
8/8
Technical specifications
21 specs provided (incl. 14 extended)
6/7
Competitiveness
How well does this listing compete against similar vehicles for buyer attention?
25/25Good
Clear pricing
£5,395
8/8
Monthly payment shown
£92.75/mo
4/4
Visual presentation
37 photos
5/5
Key selling points
111 features highlighted
4/4
Detailed specifications
21 specs provided
4/4
SEO Quality
Analysed from the actual dealer listing page HTML
22/25Good
Page title tag
Kia Soul 1.6 CRDI Inferno Suv 5dr Diesel Manual Eu
4/4
Meta description
2012 Kia Soul Inferno, Manual, In Red. Coming soon...
4/4
Canonical URL
Present
3/3
Open Graph tags
Missing or incomplete
0/3
Image alt text
96% of 53 images have alt text
3/3
Clean URL structure
SEO-friendly URL
3/3
Heading structure
1 H1 tag(s)
3/3
Indexability
Page is indexable
2/2
AI Discoverability
How findable is this listing by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and other AI search engines?
20/25Good
Schema.org Vehicle markup
Vehicle/Car structured data found
6/6
Static HTML content
Vehicle data present in static HTML
5/5
Semantic HTML structure
Spec data in structured elements
3/4
Content depth
7834 words of text content
4/4
AI crawler access
Cloudflare detected — may block GPTBot, PerplexityBot, ClaudeBot
0/3
Bot-friendly
Assumed accessible — robots.txt not checked
2/3
How our review page compares
This Car-Search.ai listing review page scores 95+/100 on all four categories. It includes Schema.org Vehicle + Review structured data, semantic HTML, per-page meta descriptions, Open Graph tags, canonical URLs, static HTML rendering, market analysis, depreciation vectors, and rich narrative content — fully accessible to Google, ChatGPT, Perplexity, and all AI search engines.

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About the Dealer

Moto Smart Limited

Bowerhill, Melksham SN12 6TP