Kia Sportage by model year

6,880 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Kia Sportage across 31 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Kia Sportage

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
1995	88
1996	98
1997	299
1998	558
1999	493
2000	462
2001	354
2002	321
2005	93
2006	169
2007	113
2008	138
2009	120
2010	28
2011	264
2012	454
2013	450
2014	157
2015	195
2016	188
2017	569
2018	232
2019	106
2020	211
2021	68
2022	68
2023	320
2024	119
2025	97
2026	44

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG	Safety
2027				24 to 36
2026	44	Forward collision avoidance (18%)	1	24 to 36
2025	97	Electrical system (16%)	1	25 to 35	5 stars
2024	119	Electrical system (13%)	3	25 to 35	5 stars
2023	320	Electrical system (14%)	6	25 to 35	5 stars
2022	68	Engine (32%)	1	21 to 26	5 stars
2021	68	Engine (44%)	2	21 to 26	5 stars
2020	211	Engine (40%)	2	21 to 26	5 stars
2019	106	Engine (37%)	2	21 to 25	5 stars
2018	232	Engine (41%)	3	21 to 26	5 stars
2017	569	Engine (40%)	4	21 to 26	5 stars
2016	188	Engine (35%)	2	21 to 23	4 to 5 stars
2015	195	Engine (44%)	2	21 to 23	4 to 5 stars
2014	157	Engine (48%)	3	21 to 23	4 to 5 stars
2013	450	Engine (70%)	3	21 to 25	4 to 5 stars
2012	454	Engine (73%)	5	21 to 25	4 to 5 stars
2011	264	Engine (32%)	6	22 to 25
2010	28	Brakes (25%)	2	20 to 22
2009	120	Electrical system (15%)	3	20 to 22
2008	138	Electrical system (20%)	3	19 to 22
2007	113	Air bags (12%)	2	19 to 22
2006	169	Air bags (23%)	1	19 to 22
2005	93	Air bags (16%)	3	19 to 22
2002	321	Fuel system (21%)	1	18 to 19
2001	354	Fuel system (18%)		17 to 19
2000	462	Fuel system (22%)	2	18 to 19
1999	493	Engine (19%)	3	19
1998	558	Engine (16%)	3	19
1997	299	Engine (19%)	3	18 to 19
1996	98	Brakes (24%)	3	18 to 19
1995	88	Engine (17%)	2	18 to 19