Factory build sheet
2012 Kia Sportage GLS(Middle Grade)
Build KNDPC3A6-C · 2L · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read KNDPC3A6 and position 10 reads C. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Sportage whose VIN starts KNDPC3A6 and carries C in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 296 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 296 known VINs
- 1 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
- Engine model
- DOHC T-GDI Theta-II
- Valve train
- Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
- Turbocharged
- Yes
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- 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.
The same build, other model years
Kia used the VIN pattern KNDPC3A6 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 GLS (Middle Grade) 2L Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 424 vehicles code B $9,995
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2012 You are here code C
- 2013 EX/SX 2L Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 388 vehicles code D
- 2014 EX 2L Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 266 vehicles code E $10,191
- 2015 GLS - Middle Level 2L Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 69 vehicles code F
- 2016 EX 2L Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 233 vehicles code G $9,540
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 | PC3A6 | 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 Sportage as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
5 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2012 Sportage. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
296 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to KNDPC3A6-C shares the specification above.
- 296 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
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 Sportage, 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.
- 2012 GLS(Middle Grade) 2.4L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 1,193 vehicles · $8,490 median
- 2012 GLS(Middle Grade) 2L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 364 vehicles · $8,995 median
- 2013 LX 2.4L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 3,093 vehicles · $6,999 median
- 2013 EX/SX 2L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 388 vehicles
- 2014 LX 2.4L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 2,944 vehicles · $7,980 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.
Vehicle counts come from the 296 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.