Kia tire pressures

Kia Soul tire pressure

The cold tire pressures Kia prints in its owner's manuals for each Soul tire size, by generation — Soul (3rd gen, SK3) (2020–2025) and Soul (2nd gen, PS) (2014–2019). Find your tire size on the sidewall, then read across.

Soul tire pressures by generation

Soul (3rd gen, SK3) (2020–2025)

205/60R16 92H

Full size tire

FrontRearNormal load33 psi230 kPa33 psi230 kPaFully loaded36 psi250 kPa36 psi250 kPa
Owner's manualSource

215/55R17 94V

Full size tire

FrontRearNormal load33 psi230 kPa33 psi230 kPaFully loaded36 psi250 kPa36 psi250 kPa
Owner's manualSource

235/45R18 94V

Full size tire

FrontRearNormal load33 psi230 kPa33 psi230 kPaFully loaded36 psi250 kPa36 psi250 kPa
Owner's manualSource

Spare tire: T125/80D16 97M — 60 psi (420 kPa) Owner's manualSource

Notes from the owner's manuals
  • 205/60R16 92H: Printed normal load "2.3 (33/230)", maximum load "2.5 (36/260)" (bar (psi/kPa)), in cells shared by the three sizes. Load index and speed symbol taken from the table's own LI / SS columns. Same in the 2024 and 2025 S113 manuals. Note the printed 36 psi / 260 kPa pair is not an exact conversion of one another; recorded as printed. The maximum-load figure is printed 2.5 (36/260): bar and psi agree, but 2.5 bar is 250 kPa, so the printed 260 kPa is treated as a misprint and not shown.
  • 215/55R17 94V: The maximum-load figure is printed 2.5 (36/260): bar and psi agree, but 2.5 bar is 250 kPa, so the printed 260 kPa is treated as a misprint and not shown.
  • 235/45R18 94V: The maximum-load figure is printed 2.5 (36/260): bar and psi agree, but 2.5 bar is 250 kPa, so the printed 260 kPa is treated as a misprint and not shown.
What the owner's manuals don't say
  • MY2020–2021 manuals not on the host

Soul (2nd gen, PS) (2014–2019)

205/60R16

Full size tire (2014–2016 manuals)

2014–2016

FrontRearNormal load33 psi230 kPa33 psi230 kPaFully loaded33 psi230 kPa33 psi230 kPa
Owner's manualSource

205/60R16

Full size tire (2017–2019 manuals)

2017–2019

FrontRearNormal load35 psi240 kPa35 psi240 kPaFully loaded35 psi240 kPa35 psi240 kPa
Owner's manualSource

215/55R17

Full size tire (2014–2016 manuals)

2014–2016

FrontRearNormal load33 psi230 kPa33 psi230 kPaFully loaded33 psi230 kPa33 psi230 kPa
Owner's manualSource

215/55R17

Full size tire (2017–2019 manuals)

2017–2019

FrontRearNormal load35 psi240 kPa35 psi240 kPaFully loaded35 psi240 kPa35 psi240 kPa
Owner's manualSource

235/45R18

Full size tire (2014–2016 manuals)

2014–2016

FrontRearNormal load33 psi230 kPa33 psi230 kPaFully loaded33 psi230 kPa33 psi230 kPa
Owner's manualSource

235/45R18

Full size tire (2017–2019 manuals)

2017–2019

FrontRearNormal load35 psi240 kPa35 psi240 kPaFully loaded35 psi240 kPa35 psi240 kPa
Owner's manualSource

Spare tire: T125/80D16 — 60 psi (420 kPa) Owner's manualSource

Notes from the owner's manuals
  • 205/60R16: Printed "33 (230)" (psi (kPa)) in all four columns, in cells shared by the three sizes; same in the 2016 manual S59.
  • 205/60R16: Printed "35 (240)" in all four columns; same in the 2019 manual S112.
What the owner's manuals don't say
  • 2018 manual not read; the change from 33 to 35 psi is between the 2016 and 2017 editions
  • Soul EV not covered (excluded)

Figures marked "Owner's manual" link to the maker's own document. "Reported" figures are the maker's, read from a copy we could not get from the maker directly. A figure marked ≈ has been converted from the unit the manual prints. Nothing here has been checked against your vehicle: if it disagrees with the placard on the door jamb, the placard wins.

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Tire pressure questions

What should the tire pressure be on a Kia Soul?

It depends on the tire size. For the sizes Kia lists, the cold pressure is 33–35 psi at the front and 33–35 psi at the rear. Find your size in the tables above, and check the tires cold.

What size tires does a Kia Soul take?

Kia fitted the Soul with 205/60 R16, 215/55 R17 and 235/45 R18, depending on the model year and trim. The size is printed on the side of your tire; the pressures above are listed by size.

Where is the tire pressure placard on a Kia Soul?

On the driver's door jamb — the Tire and Loading Information placard. It gives the same cold pressures as the owner's manual, which is where the figures on this page come from; if the two ever disagree, go by the placard on your vehicle.

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