Enter the 17-character VIN of your Kia Cerato 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.
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Enter the 17-character VIN of a Kia Cerato and the free decoder reads the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture, with no registration needed. Our data for the Cerato covers 12 versions, from the Kia Cerato I Hatchback and Kia Cerato I Sedan up to the Kia Cerato IV Sedan (facelift 2021), with model years from 2004 to 2021. The body styles in our data are Hatchback and Sedan, and power runs from 102 to 204 hp.
A VIN does not contain accidents, mileage, theft or owners, so the decoder cannot say anything about those, and that information comes from a paid vehicle history report. On a car you are looking at, compare the decoded model year and country with the registration papers and the plate, and check that the body style and power match what the seller tells you.
2004 - 2021
Production years
102 - 204 hp
Power
2
Body styles
12
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kia Cerato I Hatchback | 2004 - 2006 | Hatchback | 102 - 143 hp |
| Kia Cerato I Sedan | 2004 - 2006 | Sedan | 102 - 143 hp |
| Kia Cerato II Koup | 2009 - 2012 | - | 126 - 156 hp |
| Kia Cerato III Hatchback | 2012 - 2016 | Hatchback | 175 hp |
| Kia Cerato III Koup | 2012 - 2016 | - | 175 - 204 hp |
| Kia Cerato III Sedan | 2012 - 2016 | Sedan | 130 - 160 hp |
| Kia Cerato III Hatchback (facelift 2016) | 2016 - 2018 | Hatchback | 152 hp |
| Kia Cerato III Sedan (facelift 2016) | 2016 - 2018 | Sedan | 152 hp |
| Kia Cerato IV Hatchback | 2018 - 2021 | Hatchback | 152 - 204 hp |
| Kia Cerato IV Sedan | 2018 - 2021 | Sedan | 152 - 204 hp |
| Kia Cerato IV Hatchback (facelift 2021) | 2021 | Hatchback | 152 - 204 hp |
| Kia Cerato IV Sedan (facelift 2021) | 2021 | Sedan | 152 - 204 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Kia Cerato, with model years 2004 - 2021 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 2004 - 2021 across 12 versions of the Kia Cerato. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Kia Cerato the characters to expect are 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).
12 versions, in 2 body styles, with power up to 204 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
The decoder gives you the model year from the 10th character, which you can set against the 2004 to 2021 range in our data. Then match that year and the body style, Hatchback or Sedan, with the version named in the registration documents, for example whether it is listed as a facelift 2016 or facelift 2021 car.
Read all 17 characters one by one and make sure they are identical on the plate, the car and the papers. Remember that the letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN, so a character that looks like one of them is probably a 1 or a 0.
It reads only the manufacturer, model year and country of manufacture, so it will not confirm the exact version or the engine output within the 102 to 204 hp range. It also cannot show accidents, mileage, theft or previous owners, because none of that is stored in the VIN.