2005 Kia Sportage problems
The 2005 Kia Sportage has 93 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (16%) concerns air bags. Next are fuel system (15%) and electrical system (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 93 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 16% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 13 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 10 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 89,000 miles 68 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 9 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 8 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 9 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 9 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 9 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 68 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 89,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 78,000 miles (11 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 13 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 10 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 84% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2005 ranks 28th most-complained-about out of 30 model years of the Kia Sportage with enough data (37 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
2005 kia ex care accident mother hit by drunk driver on driver side door causing head injury concussion. Side airbag and curtain did not deploy. This can cause long term effects and she is currently unable to work.
2005 kia sportage t-bone crash and the side seat and curtain airbags failed to deploy causing severe head concussion and neck back injuries. Product liability/defective kia SRS system.
Gas tank was overfilled while traveling out-of-town. This resulted in having to tow the vehicle to a dealer and having the gas tank dropped, and replacing the evaporation canister assembly. The cost to me was $284 because it was a 'self-induced' problem. The manuals say nothing about overfilling causing part damage that the customer is liable for. Repairs took five days due to the service dealer lacking the proper diagnostic equipment and adapters for the sportage.
My airbag light went on july 16 2016. I took the car to sussman kia in jenkintown pa.to check light. I was told it is a faulty seat belt .the air bag may not deploy properly. I was told to replace the seat bely assembly $715.25. The work order invoice #52875--20 july 2016.should this not be a recall item for safety by kia motors?