VIN KNARJ81GDPA178073
29 photographs on file.
Identity · what the VIN itself says
Vehicle identification number: KNARJ81GDPA178073
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 KNARJ81G read as Kia Sorento.
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 P reads 2023. 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 — Sorento 4th Generation · Hybrid · 2021–2023
Machine-translated · original below
★ Full copy repair (engine, mission damage) - total loss - Rent a car - VIN: KNARJ81GDPA178073 - Mileage: Not confirmed - Jurisdiction: Gyeongnam (Changwon) ※ When the car is scrapped and the name is transferred, a tax invoice will be issued as the winning bid. (→VAT is the responsibility of the successful bidder.) ★ Free products are not included. ★ Please be sure to check the actual condition of the engine, mission, and vehicle under the bidder's responsibility. ★ If there is anything wrong with the vehicle, please contact us before leaving. The winner of the presidential election is burdened with the problem after leaving
“★ Please be sure to check the actual condition of the engine, mission, and vehicle under the bidder's responsibility.”
Also stated in the listing
Damage · as flagged in the seller’s listing
The stamp is the seller’s own word for the damage, printed as the listing filed it — the seller’s classification, never our assessment.
Also stated in the listing
Kia Sorento · 2023 · 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
₩2,990만
Clean-market listings
Median mileage in market
60,641 km
Clean-market listings
Kia Sorento · 5,847 records on file
Odometer standing
This listing states no odometer reading, so it is not placed against the other Kia Sorento listings on file.
Damage mix
63% of the Kia Sorento records on file carry the Total loss stamp (전손) — this record is one of them.
The file
The Kia Sorento records on file span 2014–2027; this car is a 2023.
Counted across our own Kia Sorento 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 KNARJ81GDPA178073 · checked 25 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 KNARJ81GDPA178073 · 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.
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
2022–2024 · 1028 records on file
Claim: same maker + model, year ±1 — this VIN excluded.
전손 total loss-class records, any make · 67149 on file
Claim: same extracted damage class, any make — a salvage buyer shops the damage before the badge.