2010 Kia Sportage problems
The 2010 Kia Sportage has 28 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (25%) concerns brakes. Next are air bags (14%) and seat belts (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 28 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 25% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 90,000 miles 20 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 | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 20 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 90,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 8 injuries reported; 1 death reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 96% 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 2010 ranks 30th most-complained-about out of 30 model years of the Kia Sportage with enough data (4 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.
Vehicle was involved in a side impact yet the side curtain airbags did not deploy. The accident resulted in the death of a rear seat passenger. There were no warning lights illuminated before the accident such as "check engine" or the airbag warning light. Vehicle was turning left onto a highway and was "t boned" by a ups truck traveling at a high rate of speed. Front airbags deployed but side curtain airbag did not deploy. Front passengers survived the crash, albeit with injuries requiring hospitalization.
Tl* the contact owned a 2010 kia sportage. While driving 55 MPH, a deer jumped in front of the contact's vehicle and damaged the windshield. The brake pedal was depressed, but failed to respond. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact and passenger sustained abdominal bruises and chest injuries, which required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed and then taken to state farm insurance where it was diagnosed. The vehicle was destroyed. The dealer was not contacted.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 kia sportage. The contact stated that the passenger's side air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who stated that the passenger occupant seat sensor and the driver's side seat belt tension sensor were both defective. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 83,000.
When turning on the vehicle it sounds like someone is pushing on the gas pedal .sometime the start up and some times it doesn't. Now all the interior lights went out and also the brake lights and the regular lights are not working . They just stop