Factory build sheet
2018 Kia Sorento SX, SXL
Build 5XYPK4A5-J · 3.3L 6cyl · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 5XYPK4A5 and position 10 reads J. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Sorento whose VIN starts 5XYPK4A5 and carries J in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 1,043 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 1,043 known VINs
- 21 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
- 3.3 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Engine model
- GDI Lambda-II
- Engine manufacturer
- KMC
- Valve train
- Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
- Horsepower
- 290 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- 4x2
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- Doors
- 4
- Manufacturer
- KIA GEORGIA, INC
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1D
- GVWR
- 5,001–6,000 lb
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
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.
$14,995 median asking price · 26 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $4,992 Top 2% of listings $28,353
The same build, other model years
Kia used the VIN pattern 5XYPK4A5 for 5 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2016 SX / SX Limited 3.3L Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 2,893 vehicles code G $10,392
- 2017 SX, SX Limited 3.3L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 1,823 vehicles code H $13,311
-
2018 You are here code J $14,995
- 2019 SX, SXL 3.3L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 2,125 vehicles code K $17,995
- 2020 SX 3.3L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 610 vehicles code L $19,206
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 | 5XY | KIA GEORGIA, INC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | PK4A5 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | J | Model year — 2018 |
| 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 2018 Kia Sorento as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
3 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2018 Sorento. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
1,043 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 5XYPK4A5-J shares the specification above.
- 1,043 Known VINs
- 21 Listed for sale now
- 26 Priced listings
- $14,995 Median asking
Vehicles of this build
A fixed sample of 2 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 Sorento, 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.
- 2018 SX, SXL 3.3L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 1,771 vehicles · $16,890 median
- 2019 L, LX, S 2.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 20,508 vehicles · $12,690 median
- 2019 L, LX, S 3.3L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 6,496 vehicles · $13,499 median
- 2019 L, LX, S 3.3L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 7,840 vehicles · $13,243 median
- 2019 EX, EX Sport 3.3L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 3,882 vehicles · $17,117 median
Keep going
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 26 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 1,043 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.