Factory build sheet

2012 Kia Optima GLS

Build KNAGN4A7-C · 2.4L · Sedan

VIN positions 1 through 8 read KNAGN4A7 and position 10 reads C. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.

Every Optima whose VIN starts KNAGN4A7 and carries C in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 58 of them.

  • Decoded Jul 7, 2026
  • 58 known VINs

This configuration is identical to 2012 Kia Optima GLS 2.4L Sedan (9,367 vehicles). That page carries the full record.

Factory specification

As filed by Kia with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.

Engine

Displacement
2.4 L
Engine model
DOHC T-GDI THETA-II
Valve train
Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
Turbocharged
Yes
Fuel type
Gasoline

Body & chassis

Body class
Sedan/Saloon
NHTSA body type
PASSENGER CAR
Doors
4
Manufacturer
KIA CORPORATION

Weight rating

GVWR class
Class 1
GVWR
6,000 lb or less

Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.

The same build, other model years

Kia used the VIN pattern KNAGN4A7 for 5 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.

How this VIN pattern is read

A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.

Positions Characters What they encode
1–3 KNA KIA CORPORATION · World manufacturer identifier
4–8 GN4A7 Model, body style, engine and restraint system
9 × Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build
10 C Model year — 2012
11 × Assembly plant
12–17 ×××××× Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle

NHTSA safety ratings

Crash-test results are published per model year and body style, so they cover the 2012 Kia Optima as a whole rather than this build alone.

Overall

★★★★★ 5 / 5

Frontal crash

★★★★★ 5 / 5

Side crash

★★★★★ 5 / 5

Rollover

★★★★★ 5 / 5

5 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2012 Optima. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.

58 vehicles carry this build

Every VIN we have decoded to KNAGN4A7-C shares the specification above.

  • 58 Known VINs

Neighboring configurations

Other factory configurations of the Optima, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.

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Where this data comes from

Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.

Vehicle counts come from the 58 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.