Reliability & cost of ownership
Kia Sportage Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Kia Sportage? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Kia Sportage problems by model year
69 recall entries and 3800 owner complaints on file across 26 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Kia Sportage, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- engine1490 complaints
- electrical system503 complaints
- service brakes439 complaints
- unknown or other422 complaints
- power train292 complaints
- hydraulic273 complaints
- engine and engine cooling238 complaints
- fuel system213 complaints