Enter the 17-character VIN of your Kia Sportage 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 characters of a Kia Sportage VIN and the free decoder returns the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture, with no registration. Our data for the Sportage covers 11 versions, from Kia Sportage I and Kia Sportage Soft Top I to Kia Sportage V and Kia Sportage V (facelift 2024). Model years run from 1994 to the present, because the car is still built. The body style on record is SUV, and power runs from 63 to 240 hp.
A VIN does not contain accidents, mileage, theft or previous owners, so the decoder cannot show them, and that information comes from a paid vehicle history report. When you are looking at a car, compare the VIN on the vehicle with the one in the paperwork, character by character, and check that the decoded model year fits what the seller tells you.
1994 - present
Production years
63 - 240 hp
Power
1
Body styles
11
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kia Sportage (K00) | 1994 - 2006 | SUV | 63 - 128 hp |
| Kia Sportage I | 1997 - 2006 | SUV | 83 - 128 hp |
| Kia Sportage Soft Top I | 1997 - 2006 | SUV | 83 - 128 hp |
| Kia Sportage II | 2004 - 2008 | SUV | 113 - 175 hp |
| Kia Sportage II (facelift, 2008) | 2008 - 2010 | SUV | 141 - 175 hp |
| Kia Sportage III | 2010 - 2014 | SUV | 115 - 184 hp |
| Kia Sportage III (facelift, 2014) | 2014 - 2016 | SUV | 116 - 184 hp |
| Kia Sportage IV | 2016 - 2018 | SUV | 115 - 240 hp |
| Kia Sportage IV (facelift 2018) | 2018 - 2021 | SUV | 115 - 240 hp |
| Kia Sportage V | 2021 - present | SUV | 116 - 187 hp |
| Kia Sportage V (facelift 2024) | 2024 | SUV | 146 - 180 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Kia Sportage, with model years 1994 - present 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 1994 - present across 11 versions of the Kia Sportage. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Kia Sportage the characters to expect are 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), S (2025), T (2026).
11 versions, in 1 body style, with power up to 240 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
The decoder gives you the model year from the 10th character, which is a useful starting point against our list of versions such as Kia Sportage IV and Kia Sportage IV (facelift 2018). A year alone may not separate a version from its facelift, so also check the version named in the registration documents.
All 17 characters should match exactly between the VIN on the car and the registration papers. Remember that the letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN, so if you see one, you have probably misread a character or the number has been copied wrongly.
It reads only the VIN, so it cannot show accidents, mileage, theft or owners. It also will not tell you the exact power output of a particular car within the 63 to 240 hp range in our data.