2020 Kia Optima: trims, real prices & how to pick yours
15 builds left the factory as a 2020 Optima, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 5 main configurations sell for $7,794–$24,998 today.
- 5 main configurations
- 38,277 vehicles built
- 686 for sale right now
- $7,794–$24,998 typical price range
Which Optima 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 Optima
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PHEV EX · Plug-in hybrid · FWD KNAGV4LD-L2L 4-cyl, 154 hp, Front-wheel drive. 145 built.
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Most common — 92% of 2020 Optimas
LX, S, SE · FWD 5XXGT4L3-L2.4L 4-cyl, 185 hp, Automatic, Front-wheel drive. 35,034 built.
$7,794 great deal $12,949 typical $19,824 top of market -
SX · FWD 5XXGW4L2-L2L 4-cyl, 245 hp, Automatic, Front-wheel drive. 805 built.
$10,499 great deal $17,495 typical $24,998 top of market -
HEV EX · Hybrid · FWD KNAGU4LE-L2L 4-cyl, 154 hp, Automatic, Front-wheel drive. 297 built.
What actually differs
| LX, S, SE · FWD | SX · FWD | HEV EX · Hybrid · FWD | PHEV EX · Plug-in hybrid · FWD | |
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| Engine | 2.4L 4-cyl | 2L 4-cyl | 2L 4-cyl | 2L 4-cyl |
| Power | 185 hp | 245 hp | 154 hp | 154 hp |
| Fuel | Gasoline | Gasoline | Gasoline | Electric |
| Typical price today | $12,949 | $17,495 | $16,473 | $19,145 |
| For sale right now | 609 | 24 | 8 | 3 |
| Vehicles built | 35,034 | 805 | 297 | 145 |
Same on every 2020 Optima
- Drivetrain Front-wheel drive
- Transmission Automatic
- Body Sedan
- Seats 5
- Doors 4-door
What people actually pay
944 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026Safety, in plain English
★★★★★ 5 / 5
No recalls on file for this model year.
- ✓ 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 KNAGV4LD-L means
- KNA
- the World Manufacturer Identifier Kia registered — assembled in South Korea
- GV4LD
- together encode the Optima line — Sedan, 2L 4cyl, Front-wheel drive — as Kia filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
- L
- in position 10 — model year 2020
- 9, 11–17
- differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
10 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.
- EX 2.4L 4cyl Sedan 5XXGU4L3-L Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 5XXET4L3-L Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Sedan 5XXGN4A7-L Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- 2.4L 4cyl Sedan 5XXGP4L3-L Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- LX, S, SE 2.4L 4cyl Sedan 5XXGT4C3-L Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- LX, S, SE 2.4L 4cyl 5XXGTAL3-L Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- LX 00XGT4L3-L Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- LX, S, SE 2.4L 4cyl 5XXGTUL3-L Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 5XX6T4L3-L Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 5XXDT4L3-L Fewer than 20 known vehicles
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