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Kia Sportage

1995 – today

The Kia Sportage has been on sale since 1995. In that time it has had 9 generations or facelifts: JA (1995), KM (2004), KM restyling (2008), SL (2010), SL restyling (2014), QL (2016), QL restyling (2018), NQ5 (2022) and NQ5 restyling (2025).

Move has 63 versions with full specs, with petrol, diesel, hybrid and plug-in hybrid engines, from 83 to 265 hp. All of them come with the manufacturer’s service schedule, so Move can remind you of every service.

Below is the timeline with every generation, its years and its photos. If you have photos of a Kia Sportage, you can send them to complete it.

Years1995 – today
Generations9
Versions with specs63
Photos0

Generation by generation

1995

Kia Sportage JA

1995 – 2003

  • 4 versions
  • 83–128 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 4 with service schedule
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2004

Kia Sportage KM

2004 – 2009

  • 7 versions
  • 112–175 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 7 with service schedule
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2008

Kia Sportage KM restyling

2008 – 2010

  • 4 versions
  • 140–175 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 4 with service schedule
  • Code KM
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2010

Kia Sportage SL

2010 – 2014

  • 6 versions
  • 116–184 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 6 with service schedule
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2014

Kia Sportage SL restyling

2014 – 2016

  • 5 versions
  • 116–184 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 5 with service schedule
  • Code SL
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2016

Kia Sportage QL

2016 – 2018

  • 7 versions
  • 116–185 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 7 with service schedule
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2018

Kia Sportage QL restyling

2018 – 2022

  • 10 versions
  • 116–185 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 10 with service schedule
  • Code QL
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2022

Kia Sportage NQ5

2022 – 2025

  • 15 versions
  • 116–265 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • Hybrid
  • Plug-in hybrid
  • 15 with service schedule
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2025

Kia Sportage NQ5 restyling

On sale

2025 – today

  • 5 versions
  • 136–239 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • Hybrid
  • 5 with service schedule
  • Code NQ5
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