Factory build sheet
2016 Kia Optima GL - Middle-LOW
Build KNAGM4A7-G · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read KNAGM4A7 and position 10 reads G. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Optima whose VIN starts KNAGM4A7 and carries G in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 1 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 1 known VINs
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.
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 KNAGM4A7 for 6 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2011 GL 2.4L Sedan · 8,784 vehicles code B $5,515
- 2012 GL 2.4L Sedan · 2,290 vehicles code C $7,995
- 2013 LX 2.4L Sedan · 7,431 vehicles code D $6,495
- 2014 2.4 LX STD/Conv 2.4L Sedan · 2,828 vehicles code E $8,443
- 2015 GL - Middle-LOW 2.4L Sedan · 17,006 vehicles code F $7,598
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2016 You are here code G
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 | GM4A7 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | G | Model year — 2016 |
| 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 2016 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 2016 Optima. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
1 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to KNAGM4A7-G shares the specification above.
- 1 Known VINs
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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 1 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.