Factory build sheet
2023 Kia Seltos EX
Build KNDERCAA-P · 2L 4cyl · All-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read KNDERCAA and position 10 reads P. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Seltos whose VIN starts KNDERCAA and carries P in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 4,714 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 4,714 known VINs
- 80 listed for sale now
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 L
- Cylinders
- 4
- Engine model
- Nu
- Engine manufacturer
- KMC
- Horsepower
- 147 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- All-wheel drive
- Transmission
- Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)
- Forward speeds
- 1
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- Seats
- 5
- Seat rows
- 2
- Manufacturer
- KIA CORPORATION
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1C
- GVWR
- 4,001–5,000 lb
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
Driver assistance, as built
- Forward collision warning Standard
- Crash imminent braking Standard
- Lane departure warning Standard
- Lane keeping assistance Standard
- Blind spot warning Standard
Systems the filing does not record are not listed above. Check the window sticker of the exact car before you rely on any single feature.
What this build asks today
Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.
$21,240 median asking price · 128 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $17,497 Top 2% of listings $26,570
The same build, other model years
Kia used the VIN pattern KNDERCAA for 6 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2021 EX 2L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 8,172 vehicles code M $17,761
- 2022 EX 2L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 5,902 vehicles code N $18,998
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2023 You are here code P $21,240
- 2024 EX 2L Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 10,277 vehicles code R $24,515
- 2025 EX 2L Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 9,252 vehicles code S $25,967
- 2026 EX 2L Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 7,366 vehicles code T $30,204
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 | KND | KIA CORPORATION · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | ERCAA | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | P | Model year — 2023 |
| 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 2023 Kia Seltos as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
2 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2023 Seltos. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
4,714 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to KNDERCAA-P shares the specification above.
- 4,714 Known VINs
- 80 Listed for sale now
- 128 Priced listings
- $21,240 Median asking
Vehicles of this build
A fixed sample of 3 vehicles carrying this configuration — each with its own history page. The sample refreshes quarterly, not nightly, so it stays put between visits.
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Seltos, 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.
- 2023 SX 1.6L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 3,602 vehicles · $22,200 median
- 2023 S, Nightfall Edition 2L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 8,634 vehicles · $19,798 median
- 2023 S, Nightfall Edition 1.6L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 1,392 vehicles · $21,655 median
- 2024 LX 2L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 5,143 vehicles · $21,990 median
- 2024 S, X-Line 2L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 8,074 vehicles · $21,677 median
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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.
Prices are asking prices from 128 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 4,714 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.