VIN KNAPU81CBNK056389
14 photographs on file.
Identity · what the VIN itself says
Vehicle identification number: KNAPU81CBNK056389
From the seller’s listing
Positions 1–3 — the world-manufacturer code.
In our data, VINs starting KNA belong to Kia.
Agrees with the listing.
Positions 4–8 — the descriptor. Here the maker encodes what the car is: the model, body and equipment.
In our data, VINs starting KNAPU81C read as Kia Sportage.
Agrees with the listing.
Position 9 — the check digit.
Shown exactly as the listing published it — we do not verify the check digit.
Position 10 — the model-year code.
Code N reads 2022. Model-year codes repeat every 30 years, so the reading nearest the listing’s own year is the one shown.
Agrees with the listing.
Position 11 — the assembly-plant code.
Plant codes are each maker’s own. We hold no list of them, so this character is shown, not decoded.
Positions 12–17 — the serial number.
Nothing is decoded from it. It is what makes this VIN one car rather than a model.
What the VIN encodes — Sportage 5th Generation · Trendy · Diesel · 2022–2023
Machine-translated · original below
SK Rent a Car Sportage 2.0 Diesel Trendy 2WD A/T scrapped car/ Can be exported (-) The photos before and after are different due to the removal of the receiver on the navigation side. Exemption or damage, engine history, mission unknown mileage, flooding, adjustments cannot be reversed after winning the bid SK rent-a-car Sportage 2.0 Diesel Trendy 2WD A/T scrapped car/ Can be exported (-) The before and after pictures are different due to the removal of the receiver on the navigation side. Indemnity or damage, history of use Engine, mission unconfirmed mileage flood damage Adjustments cannot be reversed after winning
“Indemnity or damage, history of use Engine, mission unconfirmed mileage flood damage Adjustments cannot be reversed after winning”
Also stated in the listing
Damage · as flagged in the seller’s listing
The listing writes this car off as flood‑immersed. Water is a class of damage, not a repair estimate — assume the wiring, electronics and interior are compromised until a teardown proves otherwise.
Also stated in the listing
Kia Sportage · 2022 · clean-market comparables
The band covers clean-market retail listings of the same model and year, as of 19 Aug 2026. Read the band as a ceiling for a clean, fully-restored example — not as an estimate for this lot.
Model median price
₩1,450만
Clean-market listings
Median mileage in market
103,162 km
Clean-market listings
Kia Sportage · 4,826 records on file
Odometer standing
Odometer 12,399 km — lower than 93% of the Kia Sportage odometer readings on file.
Damage mix
5% of the Kia Sportage records on file carry the Flood stamp (침수) — this record is one of them.
The file
The Kia Sportage records on file span 2014–2027; this car is a 2022.
Counted across our own Kia Sportage records. A VIN that comes back to the block is filed again, so these are listings on file, not cars.
The official databases were asked about KNAPU81CBNK056389 · checked 26 Jul 2026
None on recordThe official databases returned no open or past campaigns for this VIN — it is their answer on the date above. A clean check is not a promise.
Every filed appearance of KNAPU81CBNK056389 · 1 appearance
This VIN has appeared 1 time in our records.
Filed the same day across the auction houses — one auction event, recorded more than once. We count it as one appearance.
Listing ended11 Sep 2023Odometer at listing: 12,399 km · 14 photographs filedOpen this listing →This is the first time this VIN appears in our records. If it returns to auction, every appearance will be listed here.
Outcome not recorded — whether the car sold, and for how much, is not in our data.
Related records · relists excluded
2021–2023 · 1190 records on file
Claim: same maker + model, year ±1 — this VIN excluded.
침수 flood-class records, any make · 5456 on file
Claim: same extracted damage class, any make — a salvage buyer shops the damage before the badge.