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2012 KIA SOUL VIN KNDJT2A56C7435618

Gasoline 138 hp FWD Automatic
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Recorded odometer 150 376 mi
Year 2012
Engine 1.6 L
Power 138 hp
Fuel Gasoline
Transmission Automatic
Drive FWD
Colour WHITE
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Title group Clean
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Keys available
Yes

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Mileage

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150 376 mi
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KIA SOUL specifications

VIN
KNDJT2A56C7435618
Make
KIA
Model
SOUL
Year
2012
Colour
WHITE
Fuel
Gasoline
Engine
1.6 L
Cylinders
4
Power
138 hp
Transmission
Automatic
Drive
FWD
Recorded odometer
150 376 mi
Recorded damage
Normal Wear & Tear

What buyers ask about the KIA SOUL

Was this 2012 KIA SOUL damaged before?

The damage in the specifications is what the source noted at the time. Earlier accidents and repairs on file for VIN KNDJT2A56C7435618, if any, are in the full report.

Can I trust the odometer reading of 150 376 mi?

It is the figure as recorded, not verified. Compare it with the earlier readings in the full report: they can only go up, so a drop points to a wound-back odometer.

In which countries was this car registered?

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VIN KNDJT2A56C7435618: history

This entry is for a 2012 KIA Soul. The engine is a 1.6-litre petrol unit with four cylinders. The drivetrain combines an automatic gearbox with front-wheel drive. Details for this car come from a single data source and may differ from its documents.

The car was recorded with 150,376 miles on the clock. Miles and kilometres are easy to confuse, and a distance in miles looks lower than the same distance in kilometres. A single figure proves little: what makes a mileage believable is a series of readings that rise steadily over the years. Figures carry most weight when they come from independent sources: workshops, inspection stations and past title paperwork.

No damage type appears in the source data; that shows what was entered, not what the car has been through. Signs of an old repair – uneven panel gaps, overspray, a slight mismatch in paint – can still turn up at an inspection.

A key was noted with the car. Months of standing can leave a car with seized brakes and perished tyres.

According to the source data, the car has a clean title. With a clean title the car can be registered and insured in the usual way.

A car’s history answers three questions: who kept it, how it was looked after and what went wrong along the way. A car’s paperwork is scattered: the registry knows about owners, the workshop about repairs and the insurance company about claims. From the outside, a car with a repaired accident and a car without one can look identical.

An engine that has had its oil changed on time is far less likely to cause trouble later, and workshop invoices are the proof. A petrol engine in good order starts cleanly, idles evenly and pulls without hesitation. Automatic transmissions, CVTs included, are expensive to repair, so the test drive should include pulling away from a standstill and a stretch at motorway speed.

The VIN is a 17-character code assigned at the factory: it identifies the manufacturer, the model and its variant, and ends with a serial number unique to the car. The VIN on file for this car is KNDJT2A56C7435618. The number in the car’s documents should match the one stamped into the body and the one on the plate at the base of the windscreen.

What a history report can list depends on what has been documented about the car: registrations, mileage readings, damage, branded titles and theft reports. No report is complete: a repair done privately and never claimed on insurance leaves nothing to find. A history report says nothing about the car’s present condition: the frame, corrosion, electrics and the quality of any repair are judged on a lift by a mechanic. Before making a decision about this KIA Soul, check the history behind VIN KNDJT2A56C7435618.

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