What EV

Head to head

Volkswagen ID.4 vs Kia Soul EV

A side-by-side comparison of published UK specifications, including WLTP range figures.

This comparison is generated automatically from published manufacturer specifications, not from hands-on testing. It sets the two cars' figures side by side; it is not a road test.

Car A

Volkswagen ID.4 electric car photographed from the front three-quarter angle, 260 miles of range

Volkswagen ID.4

From £39,000 · 260 miles

Read the Volkswagen ID.4 review

Car B

Kia Soul EV electric car photographed from the front three-quarter angle, 230 miles of range

Kia Soul EV

From £30,000 · 230 miles

Read the Kia Soul EV review

The verdict

The Volkswagen ID.4 offers more range — 260 miles WLTP against 230 miles, a gap of about 30 miles between charges. The Volkswagen ID.4 is the better fit for families needing extra boot space, with 543 litres and 5 seats versus 315 litres and 5 in the Kia Soul EV. On price the Kia Soul EV starts about £9,000 lower, while the quicker of the two off the line is the Volkswagen ID.4 at 6.7s.

On the measured specifications below, the Volkswagen ID.4 leads in 4 areas and the Kia Soul EV in 1.

Specs side by side

Price from (new)(Lower is better)

Volkswagen ID.4£39,000
Kia Soul EV£30,000

Range (WLTP)

Volkswagen ID.4260 miles
Kia Soul EV230 miles

Battery

Volkswagen ID.477 kWh
Kia Soul EV64 kWh

Body type

Volkswagen ID.4SUV
Kia Soul EVSUV

Seats

Volkswagen ID.45
Kia Soul EV5

Boot space

Volkswagen ID.4543 litres
Kia Soul EV315 litres

0–60 mph(Lower is better)

Volkswagen ID.46.7s
Kia Soul EV7.6s

Standout feature

Volkswagen ID.4Big boot and long range for family duty
Kia Soul EVBoxy, easy-to-park used bargain

How they score

Each attribute is a percentile against every EV on sale in UK — 100 means best in the dataset. These are the same attributes our recommender uses.

Range

Volkswagen ID.442/100
Kia Soul EV25/100

Price

Volkswagen ID.460/100
Kia Soul EV83/100

Family space

Volkswagen ID.475/100
Kia Soul EV10/100

Performance

Volkswagen ID.441/100
Kia Soul EV29/100

Tech

Volkswagen ID.415/100
Kia Soul EV3/100

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