The Kia Soul is a fun, distinctive little car with a roomy front cabin and a personality all its own. What it doesn’t have is an easy interior to mount a phone in. The dashboard is dominated by a large decorative circular disk that’s more design statement than practical surface, the center vents have a protruding lip that gets in the way, and the cup holders sit too far back to be useful for mounting anything. In short, it takes a bit more thought than the average car.
We’ve sorted through the options so you don’t have to. Here’s what works, what doesn’t, and which specific mounts are worth your money for each Kia Soul generation.
A Quick Note on Kia Soul Generations
There are three generations of the Kia Soul: the 1st gen (2010–2013), 2nd gen (2014–2019), and the current 3rd gen (2020–present). The interior layout changed meaningfully between generations, so a mount that fits one may not suit another. We’ll call out generation-specific differences where they matter.
The Windshield: Your Best Bet
Despite the dashboard challenges, the Kia Soul has a perfectly good windshield — and that makes a suction cup mount your most reliable option. It gives you a stable, vibration-free hold, full 360-degree rotation, and easy visibility without obstructing your sightlines if positioned correctly (lower corner of the passenger side is ideal in most states).
A solid choice here is the Arkon MegaGrip Suction Cup Windshield Mount. It features a vacuum-locked suction assembly on a pivoting arm, so your phone can swivel into portrait or landscape orientation as needed. The mount also ships with an adhesive disk that converts it to a dash mount — though as noted above, the Soul’s curved center dash disk makes that add-on less useful here.
Air Vent Mounts: Workable, With Caveats
The center vents on the Kia Soul have a lip just below the vent opening that pushes a phone forward if you’re not careful. This means a standard clip mount in portrait orientation can end up at an awkward angle. That said, it’s not a dealbreaker — you just need a mount designed to handle it.
The Andobil Air Vent Mount handles the Soul’s vents well. Its unique locking clip grips both horizontal and vertical vent slats, and the ball-and-socket design gives you full 360-degree rotation to dial in the angle. It accommodates phones up to 3.75 inches wide, with or without a case.
If you’re an iPhone user, the Andobil MagSafe Air Vent Mount is the same product with a magnetic adapter built in. Your phone snaps on and off in a second — no fumbling with a cradle while you’re trying to drive.
ProClip: The Premium Dashboard Option
If you want something more permanent and polished than a vent or suction cup mount, ProClip makes custom-fit dashboard bases specifically for the Kia Soul. These snap into the seams of the dashboard without any drilling or adhesive — a clean, rattle-free installation that looks almost factory-fitted. You buy the base and a compatible phone cradle separately, which gives you the flexibility to swap in a new cradle if you change phones.
ProClip makes bases for the 2020–2025 Soul (3rd gen) as well as older model years. The result is a mount that doesn’t shift, doesn’t rattle, and doesn’t leave marks when you remove it.
For the 2014–2019 Soul: DirectFit by Course Motorsports
Owners of the 2nd gen Soul (2014–2019) have a purpose-built option worth considering: the Course Motorsports DirectFit Phone Mount. It uses your car’s existing factory hardware — no drilling required — and delivers a neodymium magnetic hold that keeps your phone in place even on rough roads. The bracket is CNC-cut and powder-coated, and the pivot ball is CNC-machined aluminum. It’s a premium product that installs in under five minutes and looks like it belongs there.
For the 2020–2025 Soul: CravenSpeed Gemini Mount
For 3rd gen Soul owners who want the most solid possible mount, CravenSpeed offers the Gemini Phone Mount. Fair warning: this one requires drilling two small holes into an interior panel, so it’s a semi-permanent modification. If that doesn’t bother you, the payoff is a rock-solid 8-inch flexible arm that puts your phone exactly where you want it, with your choice of MagSafe magnetic attachment or a scissor-grip cradle. It comes with a lifetime warranty and is assembled in the USA.
If you’d rather not drill, this one isn’t for you — but for daily drivers who want zero compromise on stability, it’s hard to beat.
What Doesn’t Work in the Kia Soul
A few mounting locations that seem promising but aren’t worth the trouble:
- The decorative dash disk — concave and off-center. Adhesive mounts won’t sit flat here.
- Cup holders — positioned too far back on the center console to give you a useful viewing angle.
- Seat bolt mounts — technically possible, but awkward to access and not a natural sightline while driving.
- CD slot mounts — the Soul doesn’t have a CD player.
Our Recommendation by Use Case
- Best overall / easiest setup: Arkon MegaGrip on the windshield
- Best for iPhone with MagSafe: Andobil MagSafe Air Vent Mount
- Best vent mount (all phones): Andobil Air Vent Mount
- Best premium no-drill fit: ProClip dashboard base + cradle
- Best for 2014–2019 owners: Course Motorsports DirectFit
- Best permanent install (2020–2025): CravenSpeed Gemini Mount
The Kia Soul rewards a little extra research when it comes to phone mounting — but once you find the right setup, it works great.
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