2016 KIA SOUL — £6,999 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 30 April 2026 | Lincoln
£6,999
44,451 miles | Diesel | Manual | SUV
Listing Quality
92/100
Good
vs Market Average
-21%
Below Market
Value Retention
45/100
Moderate Depreciation
Our Verdict
92 /100

This 2016 KIA SOUL is listed at £6,999 by Goulding Car Sales in Lincoln. It has 44,451 miles on the clock. At 21% below the market average of £8,879, this looks competitively priced based on 9 comparable listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £2,195/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2016
Make KIA
Model SOUL
Body Style SUV
Colour Silver
Fuel Type Diesel
Gearbox Manual
Mileage 44,451 miles
Engine 1.6L
Seats 5
CO2 128 g/km
Euro Status Euro 6
ULEZ Compliant Compliant
Monthly Payment £150.79/mo
Power 134 BHP
Torque 192 lbs/ft
Top Speed 112 mph
0-60 mph 10.8s
Cylinders 4
Gears 6
Combined MPG 58.8 mpg
Urban MPG 48.7 mpg
Extra Urban MPG 67.2 mpg
Length 4140mm
Width 1831mm
Height 1600mm
Wheelbase 2570mm
Kerb Weight 1390 kg
Highlights
4.3in LCD Colour TouchscreenAir ConditioningElectric Windows - Front and RearTrip ComputerUSB and AUX Ports
All Features & Equipment (101)
4.3in LCD Colour TouchscreenAir ConditioningElectric Windows - Front and RearTrip ComputerUSB and AUX PortsTop speed112 mph0 to 6010.8 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)192Engine power (BHP)134Extra Urban (mpg)67.2Urban (mpg)48.7Combined (mpg)58.8Cylinders - bore (mm)77TransmissionManualNumber of gears6Cylinders - stroke (mm)84CC1,582Cylinders4CO2 (g/km)128Standard Euro emissionsEuro 6Ultra Low Emission ZoneCompliant60-40 Split Folding 2nd Row SeatsAll-Round Height Adjustable HeadrestsArmrest - Centre Console with StorageArmrest - Door - Artificial Leather TrimArtificial Leather Cluster Housing and Door Centre TrimCentre Cabin Map LightCentre Console CupholdersCentre Fascia - Black High GlossDay and Night Rear-View MirrorDoor Map Pockets - Front and RearDrivers Seat Height AdjusterFront Cabin Map LightFront Seatback Pocket - Passenger Side OnlyGlovebox with IlluminationIgnition Keyhole IlluminationLeather Trimmed Gear ShiftLeather Trimmed Steering WheelLuggage Area LightLuggage Compartment - HooksLuggage Compartment - Load CoverPollen FilterSatin Chrome Interior Door HandlesSpeed Variable Front WipersSteering Wheel Mounted Audio ControlsSunvisors with Sliding Extensions and Vanity Mirrors with IlluminationTilt and Telescopic Steering Wheel Adjustment17in Alloy WheelsBlack High Gloss A-PillarsBody Coloured BumpersBody Coloured Door MirrorsBody Coloured Exterior Door HandlesElectrically Folding Door Mirrors with LED Indicator LightsHeadlights - Multi Focus ReflectorLocking Wheel NutsRadiator Grille - Black High Gloss with Chrome SurroundRear Combination LightsRear Fog LightTemporary Spare WheelTinted GlassABS with Electronic Brakeforce Distribution - EBD and Brake Assist System - BASAll-Round 3-Point SeatbeltsCruise ControlDeadlocksEmergency Stop Signalling - ESSEngine ImmobiliserESC - Electronic Stability ControlExternal Temperature DisplayFlex SteerFront Passenger Airbag Cut Off SwitchFront Seatbelt Pre-Tensioners and Load LimitersHill-Start Assist Control - HACImpact Sensing Auto Door UnlockingISOFIX Child Seat Top Tethers and Anchor FixingsRear Wiper-WasherRemote Central Locking with Folding KeyReversing Camera SystemSeatbelt - Front with Height AdjustmentSeatbelt Reminder WarningSpeed Sensing Auto Door LockingTwin Curtain AirbagsTwin Front AirbagsTwin Side Airbags - FrontTyre Pressure Monitoring System - TPMSVisible Vehicle Identification Number - VINHeight1600mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength4140mmWheelbase2570mmWidth1831mmWidth 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 weight1390 kg
Below MarketListed at £6,999 vs market average of £8,879 (-21%)
Market Low
£5,790
Market Average
£8,879
Market High
£12,995
Comparables
9 listings

Based on 9 comparable KIA SOUL listings.

Age Depreciation
Holding Value
£446/year
Mileage Impact
Moderate Depreciation
£875/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Moderate Depreciation
£2,195/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £7,499 (£-500)
Mileage-predicted: £8,633 (£-1,634)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-1,320/yr | 10k mi/yr £-2,195/yr | 15k mi/yr £-3,069/yr

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

92
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?
25/25Good
Photos
36 photos
10/10
Features & key selling points
106 listed
8/8
Technical specifications
22 specs provided (incl. 14 extended)
7/7
Competitiveness
How well does this listing compete against similar vehicles for buyer attention?
25/25Good
Clear pricing
£6,999
8/8
Monthly payment shown
£150.79/mo
4/4
Visual presentation
36 photos
5/5
Key selling points
106 features highlighted
4/4
Detailed specifications
22 specs provided
4/4
SEO Quality
Analysed from the actual dealer listing page HTML
22/25Good
Page title tag
Kia Soul 1.6 CRDI Connect Suv 5dr Diesel Manual Eu
4/4
Meta description
2016 Kia Soul Connect, Manual, In Silver. GREAT SE...
4/4
Canonical URL
Present
3/3
Open Graph tags
Missing or incomplete
0/3
Image alt text
86% of 56 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
10987 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.

Independent review — we are not affiliated with the dealer.

View original listing at Goulding Car Sales →

Looking for a KIA SOUL?

Search 50,000+ cars from UK dealers with our free AI-powered search engine

Search Now — Free

About the Dealer

Goulding Car Sales

Lincoln LN6 7BN