2007 Kia Sportage problems
The 2007 Kia Sportage has 113 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (12%) concerns air bags. Next are electrical system (12%) and brakes (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 113 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 12% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 13 and 7
- Injuries and deaths
- 10 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 69,000 miles 83 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 | 10 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 10 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 12 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 15 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 14 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 5 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 4 |
What the data shows
Of the 83 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 69,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 13 complaints mention a crash; 7 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 2007 ranks 23rd most-complained-about out of 30 model years of the Kia Sportage with enough data (53 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 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.
Tl* the contact called on behalf of a client who owned a 2007 kia sportage. While the client was traveling 40 MPH on a two lane road, an oncoming vehicle making a left turn was rear ended by another vehicle. As a result, the vehicle that was rear ended was pushed head on into the client's vehicle. The contact stated that the client's vehicle also rolled over several times. The air bags deployed as intended. The client was ejected from the vehicle.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 kia sportage. On september 12, 2007, while driving 30 MPH, the contact veered to the right and struck a parked vehicle. She then overcorrected to the left and her vehicle rolled over, slid to the opposite side of the street, and struck another parked vehicle. None of the air bags deployed. She suffered a head injury, which she is currently seeing a doctor for due to headaches. She stated that her entire body is sore and she can barely turn her neck. The vehicle is still being inspected.
I was in auto accident and my car rolled and my body (even though I was wearing a seatbelt) was thrown around and my sternum was severely injured - hairline fracture. None of my airbags deployed. Not the front or the sides.
I stopped behind a SUV in the turning lane, waiting on light change when for no reason, the kia surged forward and hit the SUV in front of me. Total amt of damage to both cars was $8,000.
ABS and ESC lights came on simultaneously. Right rear wheel locked up and started squealing. Very cold weather (10 degrees) outside. Happened when I was just starting out.