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Kia
across California.

How many Kia vehicles are in California? At least 656,960, across 1,112 ZIPs. The most are in Fontana 92336, with at least 3,364.

656,960+vehicles

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Kia EV6 production vehicle
#12Make rankingAmong 116 named makes
at least 1.67Per 100 residentsSee it by ZIP
63,069Zero-emission vehiclesState energy agency count
6.8%Model year before 2011Of Kia vehicles

Top 10 California ZIP codes for Kia

Fontana 92336 has the most registered Kia vehicles, at least 3,364, among 1,119 ZIP codes with 5,000+ residents and 2,000+ vehicles, fleet ZIPs removed.

1Fontana · ZIP 92336 San Bernardino County
3,364+
2Hesperia · ZIP 92345 San Bernardino County
2,867+
3Fontana · ZIP 92335 San Bernardino County
2,709+
4Norwalk · ZIP 90650 Los Angeles County
2,664+
5San Diego · ZIP 92154 San Diego County
2,599+
6Chula Vista · ZIP 91911 San Diego County
2,567+
7Rialto · ZIP 92376 San Bernardino County
2,533+
8Victorville · ZIP 92392 San Bernardino County
2,422+
9Riverside · ZIP 92503 Riverside County
2,210+
10Chino · ZIP 91710 San Bernardino County
2,057+

California ZIP codes where Kia has the highest share

Kia vehicles as a share of all vehicles in each ZIP code. Ranked among 1,119 ZIPs with 5,000+ residents and 2,000+ vehicles, fleet ZIPs removed.

Irvine · ZIP 92606 Orange County1,220+ vehicles
Glendale · ZIP 91205 Los Angeles County1,504+ vehicles
Victorville · ZIP 92394 San Bernardino County1,385+ vehicles
Shasta Lake · ZIP 96019 Shasta County408+ vehicles
Victorville · ZIP 92395 San Bernardino County1,613+ vehicles
Glendale · ZIP 91203 Los Angeles County586+ vehicles
Glendale · ZIP 91201 Los Angeles County871+ vehicles

Kia by California county and city

Each count is a lower bound, because the DMV pools small groups. Share lists leave out fleet ZIPs.

California counties with the most Kia vehicles

Los Angeles County188,022+2.6% of local vehiclesSan Diego County68,606+2.6% of local vehiclesRiverside County59,516+3.1% of local vehiclesSan Bernardino County57,707+3.4% of local vehiclesOrange County55,645+2.1% of local vehicles

Among the highest Kia shares, by county

Shasta County3.7%+5,903+ of 157,188San Bernardino County3.4%+57,707+ of 1,689,016Imperial County3.1%+5,323+ of 168,618Riverside County3.1%+59,516+ of 1,899,820Kings County2.6%+2,665+ of 100,110

California cities with the most Kia vehicles

Los Angeles45,140+3.0% of local vehiclesSan Diego26,200+2.5% of local vehiclesSacramento11,854+1.9% of local vehiclesBakersfield10,612+2.5% of local vehiclesFresno10,554+2.4% of local vehicles

Among the highest Kia shares, by city

Shasta Lake5.3%+408+ of 7,618Victorville5.3%+5,420+ of 101,956Adelanto4.8%+1,155+ of 23,632Barstow4.8%+943+ of 19,481Glendale4.7%+5,904+ of 123,165
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The fuel mix

DMV count, without electric fuels.

Gas
611,075+
Gas hybrid
25,894+

Zero-emission Kia vehicles

63,069 counted by the state energy agency, a year newer than the DMV file.

Battery electric
41,636
Plug-in hybrid
21,433

Top-selling new Kia models in California

New retail registrations this year, fleets excluded, from the California New Car Dealers Association. Each model is among the top five in its segment. The DMV file has no model names, so these count new cars, not every Kia on the road. Only plug-in and fuel-cell models have county maps. The state energy agency publishes gas, hybrid and diesel vehicles without a make or model.

  1. Kia Sportage #3 among compact SUVs 15,953 7.4% of segment

    By county: Sportage PHEV

  2. Kia K4 #4 among small cars 11,241 8.5% of segment
  3. Kia Telluride #3 among three-row mid-size SUVs 10,109 9.6% of segment
  4. Kia Carnival #2 among minivans 6,677 22.5% of segment
  5. Kia K5 #4 among mid-size and large cars 5,518 5.8% of segment

Other current Kia models

Kia models from model years 2026 and 2027 in the U.S. EPA fuel economy catalog, one card per model line. The DMV file has no model names, so this shows the lineup, not how many are on California roads.

  1. Kia EV3 SUV Electric
  2. Kia EV6 SUV Electric

    By county: EV6

  3. Kia EV9 SUV Electric

    By county: EV9

  4. Kia Niro SUV Hybrid, Plug-in hybrid, Electric

    By county: Niro EV, Niro PHEV

  5. Kia Seltos SUV Gas
  6. Kia Sorento SUV Gas, Hybrid, Plug-in hybrid

    By county: Sorento PHEV

The model-year mix

2025 12,236+ (1.8%)
2024 66,836+ (10.1%)
2023 75,743+ (11.5%)
2022 52,262+ (7.9%)
2021 48,761+ (7.4%)
2020 43,205+ (6.5%)
2019 40,992+ (6.2%)
2018 35,386+ (5.3%)
2017 37,984+ (5.7%)
2016 50,001+ (7.6%)
2015 43,355+ (6.5%)
2014 30,265+ (4.6%)
2013 36,649+ (5.5%)
2012 22,111+ (3.3%)
2011 16,283+ (2.4%)
Before 201144,891+ (6.8%)

A closer look at plug-in and fuel-cell models

63,069 Kia plug-in and fuel-cell vehicles across California counties.

1EV6 Battery electric · 56 counties
17,098
2Niro EV Battery electric · 51 counties
14,589
3Niro PHEV Plug-in hybrid · 53 counties
8,901
4EV9 Battery electric · 51 counties
8,738
5Sportage PHEV Plug-in hybrid · 53 counties
7,739
6Sorento PHEV Plug-in hybrid · 50 counties
3,772
7Soul EV Battery electric · 43 counties
1,211
8Optima PHEV Plug-in hybrid · 44 counties
1,021

New-car registrations

Kia in California's new light-vehicle market, including fleets.

Year to date
71,021
+6.2% vs 66,886 a year earlier, revised
Latest quarter
25,715
+21.6% year over year
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U.S. rated models and configurations

97 models, 908 U.S. rated configurations, 1993–2027. Browse fuel economy, powertrain, range and U.S. specifications.

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