2018 KIA SOUL — £12,995 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 30 April 2026 | Banchory
£12,995
32,668 miles | Petrol | Automatic | SUV
Listing Quality
92/100
Good
vs Market Average
+46%
Above Market
Value Retention
65/100
Slow Depreciation
Our Verdict
92 /100

This 2018 KIA SOUL is listed at £12,995 by Banchory Car Centre in Banchory. It has 32,668 miles on the clock. At 46% above the market average of £8,871, this is priced on the higher side compared to 6 similar listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £1,091/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2018
Make KIA
Model SOUL
Body Style SUV
Colour Black
Fuel Type Petrol
Gearbox Automatic
Mileage 32,668 miles
Engine 1.6L
Seats 5
CO2 156 g/km
Euro Status Euro 6
ULEZ Compliant Compliant
Monthly Payment £245.52/mo
Power 201 BHP
Torque 195 lbs/ft
Top Speed 122 mph
0-60 mph 7.5s
Cylinders 4
Gears 7
Combined MPG 40.9 mpg
Urban MPG 32.5 mpg
Extra Urban MPG 48.7 mpg
Length 4140mm
Width 1800mm
Height 1606mm
Wheelbase 2570mm
Kerb Weight 1364 kg
Highlights
500 milesfinished in the Sport trimproviding peace of mind for the new owner.
All Features & Equipment (116)
500 milesfinished in the Sport trimproviding peace of mind for the new owner.Top speed122 mph0 to 607.5 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)195Engine power (BHP)201Extra Urban (mpg)48.7Urban (mpg)32.5Combined (mpg)40.9Cylinders - bore (mm)77TransmissionAutomaticNumber of gears7Cylinders - stroke (mm)85CC1,591Cylinders4CO2 (g/km)156Standard Euro emissionsEuro 6Ultra Low Emission ZoneCompliant4.2in TFT Premium Vision Instrument Cluster60-40 Split Folding 2nd Row SeatsAll-Round Height Adjustable HeadrestsAuto Dimming Rear-View MirrorAutomatic Air ConditioningCentre Armrest Storage BoxCentre Cabin Lights - LEDCentre Console CupholdersD-Cut Steering Wheel with Perforated Leather TrimDriver and Front Passenger Seats Electric Adjustment - 10 WayFaux Leather Door ArmrestFront and Rear Door Map PocketsFront Cabin Map Light - LEDFront Passenger Seatback PocketGlovebox - Cooling FunctionGlovebox with IlluminationHeated Front SeatsHeated Outer Rear SeatsHeated Steering WheelHigh Gloss Black Centre Fascia TrimIgnition Keyhole IlluminationLeather Trimmed Gear ShiftLuggage Area LightLuggage Area Load CoverLuggage Net HooksLuggage Under Floor TrayManual Adjustable Drivers SeatPortable LED Luggage LightRear Centre Armrest with CupholdersSatin Chrome Interior Door HandlesSpeakers - Front Mood LightingSpeed Variable Front WipersSteering Wheel Mounted Audio ControlsSunvisors with Sliding Extensions and Vanity Mirrors with IlluminationTilt and Telescopic Steering Wheel Adjustment18in Alloy Wheels - F TypeAero-Blade Type Windshield WipersAll-Round Electric Windows with Driver and Front Passenger Auto Up-Down FunctionBlack High Gloss A-PillarsBlack High Gloss and Chrome Radiator GrilleBlack Side Sills with Red LineBody Coloured Door Mirrors with High-glossy Black Lower HousingBumpers - Black High Gloss - Front-RearDoor Handles - ChromeElectrically Folding Door Mirrors with LED Indicator LightsLocking Wheel NutsPanoramic Sunroof - Power Tilting and SlidingRear Fog LightRoof RailsTinted GlassTMK - Tyre Mobility KitTwin Exhaust SystemABS with Electronic Brakeforce Distribution - EBD and Brake Assist System - BASAll-Round 3-Point SeatbeltsBlind Spot Detection - BSD with Rear-Cross Traffic Assist - RCTACruise ControlDoor DeadlocksEmergency Stop Signalling - ESSEngine ImmobiliserEngine Start-Stop Button with Smart Entry SystemESC - Electronic Stability ControlExternal Temperature DisplayFlex SteerFront Passenger Airbag Cut Off SwitchFront Seatbelt Pre-Tensioners and Load LimitersHeight Adjustable Front SeatbeltsHill-Start Assist Control - HACImpact Sensing Auto Door UnlockingISOFIX Child Seat Top Tethers and Anchor FixingsLane Departure Warning SystemRear Parking SensorsRear Wiper-WasherReversing Camera SystemSeatbelt Reminder WarningSpeed Sensing Auto Door LockingTrip ComputerTwin Curtain AirbagsTwin Front AirbagsTwin Side Airbags - FrontTyre Pressure Monitoring System - TPMSVisible Vehicle Identification Number - VINHeight1606mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength4140mmWheelbase2570mmWidth1800mmWidth 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 weight1364 kg
Above MarketListed at £12,995 vs market average of £8,871 (+46%)
Market Low
£6,999
Market Average
£8,871
Market High
£10,950
Comparables
6 listings

Based on 6 comparable KIA SOUL listings.

Age Depreciation
Slow Depreciation
£637/year
Mileage Impact
Slow Depreciation
£227/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Slow Depreciation
£1,091/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £8,773 (+£4,222)
Mileage-predicted: £10,703 (+£2,292)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-864/yr | 10k mi/yr £-1,091/yr | 15k mi/yr £-1,319/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
20 photos
10/10
Features & key selling points
116 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
£12,995
8/8
Monthly payment shown
£245.52/mo
4/4
Visual presentation
20 photos
5/5
Key selling points
116 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 T-Gdi Sport Suv 5dr Petrol Dct Euro 6
4/4
Meta description
2018 Kia Soul Sport, Automatic, In Black. Call us ...
4/4
Canonical URL
Present
3/3
Open Graph tags
Missing or incomplete
0/3
Image alt text
94% of 36 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
8168 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

Banchory Car Centre

Banchory AB31 5UN