Enter the 17-character VIN of your Kia Magentis 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.
Manufacturer, model year, country: enter the VIN of the model Kia Magentis and the free decoder reads all three from the 17 characters. Production years of the car Kia Magentis in our data: 2000 - 2010. Body styles: Sedan. Power: 193 hp. Versions in our data: 3. A VIN tells you the maker, the model year and the country of manufacture. Where the plant is coded in the 11th character, that can be read as well.
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. A quick test for the model Kia Magentis: the 10th character encodes the model year, so it should fit the year the seller states. Also remember that I, O and Q never occur in a genuine VIN.
2000 - 2010
Production years
136 - 193 hp
Power
1
Body styles
3
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kia Magentis I | 2000 - 2005 | Sedan | 136 - 169 hp |
| Kia Magentis II | 2005 - 2008 | Sedan | 136 - 188 hp |
| Kia Magentis II (facelift 2008) | 2008 - 2010 | Sedan | 150 - 193 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Kia Magentis, with model years 2000 - 2010 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 2000 - 2010 across 3 versions of the Kia Magentis. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Kia Magentis the characters to expect are Y (2000), 1 (2001), 2 (2002), 3 (2003), 4 (2004), 5 (2005), 6 (2006), 7 (2007), 8 (2008), 9 (2009), A (2010).
3 versions, in 1 body style, with power up to 193 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.
Anything about the car's past: accident damage, odometer readings, theft status and the number of owners. The decoder only reads what is stored in the 17 characters.
No. The VIN decoder is free to use and needs no registration or account.