2025 Kia Niro: trims, real prices & how to pick yours
14 builds left the factory as a 2025 Niro, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 7 main configurations sell for $19,674–$43,100 today.
- 7 main configurations
- 22,728 vehicles built
- 364 for sale right now
- $19,674–$43,100 typical price range
Which Niro is yours?
Enter a VIN — the 17 characters on the windshield or the title — and we’ll match it to its exact factory configuration, typical price and equipment.
Works with any VIN — a different year or model takes you straight to its own page.
Pick your Niro
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EX · Plug-in hybrid KNDCS3LF-S1.6L. 1,840 built.
$25,935 great deal $31,595 typical $34,565 top of market -
SX, SX Touring · Full hybrid KNDCT3LE-S1.6L. 3,047 built.
$26,079 great deal $29,998 typical $37,205 top of market -
Wave · Battery electric KNDCT3L1-SElectric, 150 hp. 1,083 built.
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Most common — 42% of 2025 Niros
EX, EX Touring · Full hybrid KNDCR3LE-S1.6L. 9,572 built.
$23,417 great deal $28,099 typical $32,565 top of market -
Wind · Battery electric KNDCR3L1-SElectric, 150 hp. 4,290 built.
$22,200 great deal $26,276 typical $43,100 top of market -
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LX · Full hybrid KNDCP3LE-S1.6L. 2,497 built.
$19,674 great deal $22,998 typical $27,138 top of market
What actually differs
| EX, EX Touring · Full hybrid | Wind · Battery electric | SX, SX Touring · Full hybrid | LX · Full hybrid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | 1.6L | Electric | 1.6L | 1.6L |
| Fuel | Gasoline | Electric | Gasoline | Gasoline |
| Typical price today | $28,099 | $26,276 | $29,998 | $22,998 |
| For sale right now | 116 | 51 | 18 | 141 |
| Vehicles built | 9,572 | 4,290 | 3,047 | 2,497 |
Same on every 2025 Niro
- Power 150 hp
- Body Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
- Doors 5-door
What people actually pay
423 price observations · updated Sep 6, 2026Safety, in plain English
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
1 recall on file for this model year — check any specific VIN before you buy.
- ✓ Warns you before a crash
- ✓ Brakes for you in an emergency
- ✓ Watches your blind spot
- ✓ Warns when you drift from your lane
- ✓ Steers you back into the lane
- ✓ Keeps distance on the highway
What KNDCS3LF-S means
- KND
- the World Manufacturer Identifier Kia registered — assembled in South Korea
- CS3LF
- together encode the Niro line — Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV), 1.6L — as Kia filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
- S
- in position 10 — model year 2025
- 9, 11–17
- differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
7 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.
- SX, SX Touring 1.6L Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) KNDCT3LE-2 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 00118493-5 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 00117797-5 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 00117791-1 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 00117005-7 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 00117005-1 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 00119211-9 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
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