Kia Sportage: which body do you have?
Compare your car with the pictures. The year you bought it is only a hint, because bodies changed at different times in different regions.
Sportage (2017–2019, QL)
2017 – 2019
- Headlights set high above a small tiger-nose grille
- Four-cube ice-cube fog lamps on upper trims
Sportage (2020–2022, QL facelift)
2020 – 2022
- Reshaped front bumper with a wider grille and new fog lamp surrounds
- New rear bumper and tail lamps
- Same high-set headlights
Sportage long-wheelbase (2023–2025, NQ5, North America)
2023 – 2025
- Boomerang-shaped daytime lights framing a huge black grille
- Long-wheelbase body sold in North America, Korea and other markets (longer rear doors than the European car)
- X-Line and X-Pro have a different bumper with wheel-arch and sill cladding
- LED fog lamps on X-Pro and some upper trims; choose the fog option to match your car
- Sold alongside the 2026 facelift during the 2025 run-out; the last new sale of this body is not yet evidenced
- Plug-in hybrid versions have a charging door in the rear quarter panel: choose the charging-door option on side and full-body kits
- Not covered: European short-wheelbase body (listed separately)
Sportage short-wheelbase (2022–2025, NQ5, Europe)
2022 – 2025 (Europe)
- Same boomerang lights and grille as the long-wheelbase car
- Shorter European body (2,680 mm wheelbase): side, rocker, roof and full-body kits differ
- GT-Line has its own bumpers and sills; LED front fog lamps on GT-Line and on some mid-range trims depending on market (e.g. UK grade 3): choose the fog option to match your car
- Sold alongside the facelift during the 2025 run-out; the last new sale of this body is not yet evidenced
- Plug-in hybrid versions have a charging door in the rear quarter panel: choose the charging-door option on side and full-body kits
- Not covered: North American / Korean long-wheelbase body (listed separately)
Sportage short-wheelbase (2025+, NQ5 facelift, Europe)
2025 onwards (Europe)
- New vertical Star Map headlights, new grille and front bumper
- New rear bumper and side cladding; same short European body
- GT-Line keeps its own bumpers and sills; LED fog lamps standard on GT-Line / GT-Line S, none on Pure / Storm (choose the fog option)
- European production started June 2025; first customer deliveries were scheduled for August 2025 (Czech Republic), so the start month is unconfirmed
- Plug-in hybrid versions have a charging door in the rear quarter panel: choose the charging-door option on side and full-body kits
Sportage long-wheelbase (2026 model year onwards, NQ5 facelift, North America)
2026 model year (on sale from mid-2025)
- New vertical stacked headlights and a redesigned front bumper
- New rear bumper and tail lamps; same long-wheelbase body
- X-Line / X-Pro keep a distinct bumper and cladding; LED fog lamps on X-Line Hybrid / X-Pro and some upper trims (choose the fog option)
- Kia Canada reported the 2026 model available at dealers nationwide by June 2025; the exact first-delivery month is not established, so the start is marked unconfirmed
- Plug-in hybrid versions have a charging door in the rear quarter panel: choose the charging-door option on side and full-body kits
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