Enter the 17-character VIN of your Kia Carens to see the factory basics. Free, with no registration.
Look on the dashboard, the driver's door frame or in the registration document.
Type all 17 characters. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN.
See the factory basics for free, and order a full report for the history behind the VIN.
The free VIN decoder reads the 17 characters of a model Kia Carens VIN and shows who made the car, which model year it carries and in which country it was manufactured. The model Kia Carens is recorded for 1999 - 2022. Number of versions in our data: 5. From the 17 characters the decoder reads who built the vehicle, in which model year and in which country. The plant can be derived too when the manufacturer encodes it.
If you want to know about previous accidents, the real mileage, theft or earlier owners, decode the VIN first and then order a paid vehicle history report. Take the VIN from the dashboard or door frame of the model Kia Carens and hold it next to the document. Go through it slowly, one character at a time, rather than glancing at the first few.
1999 - 2022
Production years
105 - 166 hp
Power
-
Body styles
5
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kia Carens I | 1999 - 2006 | - | 105 - 126 hp |
| Kia Carens II | 2006 - 2010 | - | 140 - 144 hp |
| Kia Carens III | 2013 - 2016 | - | 115 - 166 hp |
| Kia Carens III (facelift 2016) | 2016 - 2019 | - | 135 - 166 hp |
| Kia Carens IV (KY) | 2022 | - | 115 - 140 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Kia Carens, with model years 1999 - 2022 in our data, these are the characters to expect. The letters repeat every 30 years, so always confirm the year against the car itself.
On the driver's side, visible through the windshield.
On a sticker on the door frame or the edge of the door.
Printed in the vehicle registration or title.
Stamped on the firewall or the frame on many models.
A VIN is built from six parts, and each one says something about the vehicle. Our guides explain how to read it and what it can and cannot tell you.
Enter the 17-character VIN and see the factory basics in seconds.
Our data lists model years 1999 - 2022 across 5 versions of the Kia Carens. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Kia Carens the characters to expect are X (1999), Y (2000), 1 (2001), 2 (2002), 3 (2003), 4 (2004), 5 (2005), 6 (2006), 7 (2007), 8 (2008), 9 (2009), A (2010), B (2011), C (2012), D (2013), E (2014), F (2015), G (2016), H (2017), J (2018), K (2019), L (2020), M (2021), N (2022).
5 versions, with power up to 166 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
Look at the base of the windshield on the driver's side, where the VIN is visible from outside the car. It is also printed on the door frame of the driver's door and in the registration document.
No, mileage is not encoded in a VIN. The decoder cannot show it, nor can it show theft entries or owners. Those details require a paid vehicle history report.
Yes, the decoding itself costs nothing and works without signing up. Only the separate vehicle history reports are paid.