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We list four generations of the Sportage. The KM (2005 to 2010) offered a 2.0-liter four and a 2.7-liter V6. The SL (2011 to 2016) and QL (2017 to 2022) used 2.4-liter and 2.0-liter turbo engines. The NQ5 (from 2023) uses a 2.5-liter engine, plus 1.6-liter turbo hybrid and plug-in hybrid versions.


The 2011 Kia Sportage belongs to the third-generation Sportage, built for model years 2011–2016. It is the first model year of this generation: the platform, wiring and many procedures changed compared with the previous model, so a manual for an earlier year will not match it.
Check the model year on your VIN: on a 2011 vehicle the 10th character of the 17-digit VIN is “B”. Vehicles built for North America always carry the model year in that position; on some European or Australian vehicles it may be left unused, so in that case go by the registration papers or the build plate.
At about 15 years old, a 2011 vehicle often needs work on the cooling system, timing components, suspension bushings, motor mounts and corroded electrical connectors, all jobs where the exact factory procedure and torque values save time.
Same generation: 2012 Kia Sportage, 2013 Kia Sportage, 2014 Kia Sportage, 2015 Kia Sportage, 2016 Kia Sportage.
All Kia Sportage model years: 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · 2026
2.4L I4
2.0L I4 Turbo
