Factory build sheet
2014 Kia Sportage EX
Build KNDPC3AC-E · 2.4L · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read KNDPC3AC and position 10 reads E. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Sportage whose VIN starts KNDPC3AC and carries E in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 1,044 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 1,044 known VINs
- 16 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
- 2.4 L
- Engine model
- DOHC GDI THETA II
- Valve train
- Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
- 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.
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.
$8,995 median asking price · 16 listings · as of Sep 6, 2026
Too few listings to publish a price range — with 16 cars on the market, the cheapest and the dearest are single cars, not a spread. The median above is what they ask in the middle.
The same build, other model years
Kia used the VIN pattern KNDPC3AC for 3 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
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 | PC3AC | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | E | Model year — 2014 |
| 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 2014 Kia Sportage as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
3 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2014 Sportage. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
1,044 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to KNDPC3AC-E shares the specification above.
- 1,044 Known VINs
- 16 Listed for sale now
- 16 Priced listings
- $8,995 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 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.
- 2014 EX 2L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 707 vehicles · $10,025 median
- 2014 EX 2.4L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 786 vehicles · $7,994 median
- 2015 GL - Middle-LOW 2.4L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 5,533 vehicles · $8,995 median
- 2015 GLS - Middle Level 2L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · FWD 69 vehicles
- 2016 LX W/Popular PKG 2.4L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 5,768 vehicles · $8,999 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 16 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated September 6, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 1,044 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.