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Kia at auction

Cararam archives 598,317 US salvage auction results for Kia. Based on 561,363 recorded USD final bids, the median final bid is $2,000. The most common recorded damage category is front end. Median recorded odometer across 391,999 actual readings is 95,294 mi. Browse past salvage and used Kia vehicles sold at US insurance auctions. Every listing shows the final bid, primary and secondary damage, title type, odometer, VIN and full specifications — plus the complete auction history of the car.

238,894 Kia sold at Copart and IAAI in the last 12 months. 71% ran and drove at the yard, and for 46% the repairs cost more than the car was worth.

Last 12 months · updated October 14, 2026

71%
run and drive at the yard
93%
sold with keys
45%
damaged in two areas
12%
mileage marked as not actual
46%
repairs cost more than the car

Kia models: value before and after the damage

Value before damage (ACV) and auction price as a share of it, by model, last 12 months.

Model Sales Value before damage (ACV) Sold for, % of ACV
Forte 39,164 $10,430
22%
Sorento 35,549 $8,433
24%
Optima 35,044 $6,809
15%
Soul 34,955 $7,415
18%
Sportage 29,162 $13,351
28%
K5 10,628 $21,493
28%
Rio 10,339 $7,192
18%
K4 7,183 $21,867
32%
Telluride 7,130 $29,177
31%
Niro 6,618 $17,081
32%
Sedona 6,529 $5,914
20%
Seltos 5,938 $19,099
28%
Carnival 2,317 $33,625
35%
EV6 1,925 $24,710
36%
Stinger 1,858 $21,583
23%

What's left of the value

ACV is the car's market value right before the damage. The auction price as a share of it shows how much value the damage took.

Model year Value before damage (ACV) Sold for, % of ACV Typical mileage
2027 $48,902
44%
2,026 mi
2026 $29,233
33%
6,005 mi
2025 $24,564
34%
13,543 mi
2024 $22,288
33%
31,808 mi
2023 $19,338
28%
48,338 mi
2022 $17,712
26%
62,668 mi
2021 $14,750
25%
76,054 mi
2020 $12,860
23%
87,696 mi
2019 $10,849
22%
99,661 mi
2018 $9,333
21%
108,503 mi

Mileage and condition

Sales, value before damage and the share that still drove, by odometer reading.

Mileage Sales ACV Runs and drives
Under 30,000 mi 29,741 $24,282
74%
30,000–60,000 mi 31,438 $17,865
76%
60,000–100,000 mi 48,215 $12,150
76%
100,000–150,000 mi 57,691 $7,460
76%
150,000 mi and more 42,171 $4,389
76%

How heavy the damage is

Estimated repair cost as a share of ACV, and what the car sold for at that level.

Under 25% 1% 31%
25–50% 4% 34%
50–75% 17% 29%
75–100% 31% 24%
Over 100% 46% 17%

Bars show the share of sales; the right column is the price as % of ACV. Based on 163,590 sales with a repair estimate.

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Frequently asked questions

In the median case a Kia was worth $10,046 before the damage and sold at auction for 22% of that (238,894 sales in the last 12 months).

71% were listed as run and drive at the yard, and 93% came with keys.

For 12% of the Kia cars sold at auction the mileage was marked as not actual. A VIN history shows the readings recorded before the sale.

For 46% of the Kia cars with a repair estimate, the repairs cost more than the car's value before the damage.

Final bids depend on the model, year, damage and title. Each Kia lot below shows its exact final bid, so you can see real market results.

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