Year by year
What Kia says about each model year
- 2025 “We do not recommend using this vehicle for trailer towing.” p. 255 ↗
- 2024 “We do not recommend using this vehicle for trailer towing.” p. 245 ↗
- 2023 “We do not recommend using this vehicle for trailer towing.” p. 366 ↗
- 2022 “We do not recommend using this vehicle for trailer towing.” p. 397 ↗
- 2021 “We do not recommend using this vehicle for trailer towing.” p. 381 ↗
- 2020 “We do not recommend using this vehicle for trailer towing.” p. 382 ↗
Behind a motorhome
Can the Soul itself be flat towed?
Need to tow?
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Questions people ask
How much can a Kia Soul tow?
Kia publishes no towing rating for it: "We do not recommend using this vehicle for trailer towing."
Can I add a hitch to the Soul?
A hitch doesn't create a rating. Without one from Kia, there is no trailer weight the Soul is rated to pull — check your owner's manual before fitting one.
Source: 2025 Soul Owner's Manual (Kia America, Kia owner's portal document 328$6909, PDF modified 2024-07-09; retrieved 2026-09-29). Page links open the PDF at the page each number is printed on.
Source: 2024 Soul Owner's Manual (Kia America, Kia owner's portal document 328$6582, PDF modified 2023-08-01; retrieved 2026-09-29). Page links open the PDF at the page each number is printed on.
Source: 2023 Soul Owner's Manual (Kia America, Kia owner's portal document 328$6187, PDF modified 2022-06-14; retrieved 2026-09-29). Page links open the PDF at the page each number is printed on.
Source: 2022 Soul Owner's Manual (Kia America, Kia owner's portal document 328$5853, PDF modified 2021-06-22; retrieved 2026-09-29). Page links open the PDF at the page each number is printed on.
Source: 2021 Soul Owner's Manual (Kia America, Kia owner's portal document 328$5362, PDF modified 2020-04-08; retrieved 2026-09-29). Page links open the PDF at the page each number is printed on.
Source: 2020 Soul Owner's Manual (Kia America, Kia owner's portal document 328$4802, PDF modified 2019-08-23; retrieved 2026-09-29). Page links open the PDF at the page each number is printed on.