Enter the 17-character VIN of your Kia Picanto 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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Manufacturer, model year, country: enter the VIN of the model Kia Picanto and the free decoder reads all three from the 17 characters. In our database the car Kia Picanto covers 2004 - 2024. It has 9 versions in total, is offered as Hatchback and lists power of 101 hp. 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.
Do not expect the free decoder to show accident damage, odometer history, theft status or past owners; the 17 characters simply do not carry them. For those you need a paid vehicle history report. On a model Kia Picanto you are considering, read the VIN on the car and then the VIN in the documents. They must match exactly, in all 17 characters.
2004 - 2024
Production years
60 - 101 hp
Power
1
Body styles
9
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kia Picanto I | 2004 - 2007 | Hatchback | 60 - 75 hp |
| Kia Picanto I (facelift 2007) | 2007 | - | - |
| Kia Picanto II 3D | 2011 - 2015 | Hatchback | 69 - 85 hp |
| Kia Picanto II 5D | 2011 - 2015 | Hatchback | 69 - 85 hp |
| Kia Picanto II 3D (facelift 2015) | 2015 - 2017 | Hatchback | 66 - 85 hp |
| Kia Picanto II 5D (facelift 2015) | 2015 - 2017 | Hatchback | 66 - 85 hp |
| Kia Picanto III | 2017 - 2020 | Hatchback | 67 - 100 hp |
| Kia Picanto III (facelift 2020) | 2020 - 2023 | Hatchback | 67 - 101 hp |
| Kia Picanto III (facelift 2023) | 2023 - 2024 | Hatchback | 62 - 84 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Kia Picanto, with model years 2004 - 2024 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 - 2024 across 9 versions of the Kia Picanto. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Kia Picanto 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), N (2022), P (2023), R (2024).
9 versions, in 1 body style, with power up to 101 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.
Nothing. Decoding is free and there is no sign-up. You pay only if you decide to order a vehicle history report.