Enter the 17-character VIN of your Kia Sorento 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.
Enter the 17-character VIN of the car Kia Sorento into the free decoder and it tells you the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture. Production years of the car Kia Sorento in our data: 1993 - 2024. Body styles: SUV. Power: 290 hp. Versions in our data: 8. 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 Sorento: 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.
1993 - 2024
Production years
139 - 290 hp
Power
1
Body styles
8
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kia Sorento I | 2002 - 2006 | SUV | 139 - 195 hp |
| Kia Sorento I (facelift 2006) | 2006 - 2009 | SUV | 170 - 262 hp |
| Kia Sorento II | 2009 - 2012 | SUV | 140 - 276 hp |
| Kia Sorento II (facelift 2012) | 2012 - 2014 | SUV | 150 - 197 hp |
| Kia Sorento III | 2014 - 2018 | SUV | 188 - 200 hp |
| Kia Sorento III (facelift 2018) | 2018 - 2020 | SUV | 185 - 290 hp |
| Kia Sorento IV | 2020 - 2024 | SUV | 180 - 281 hp |
| Kia Sorento IV (facelift 2024) | 2024 - 1993 | SUV | 160 - 281 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Kia Sorento, with model years 1993 - 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 1993 - 2024 across 8 versions of the Kia Sorento. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Kia Sorento the characters to expect are 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), P (2023), R (2024).
8 versions, in 1 body style, with power up to 290 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.
No. The VIN decoder is free to use and needs no registration or account.