2013 Kia Sportage drivetrain & axles problems
18 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2013 Kia Sportage, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 18 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 89,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When drivetrain & axles problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 13 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 89,000 miles, and 15% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the drivetrain & axles complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
I was pulling into a parking spot to park and my shifter would not go to park position. I tried to press in the button the side of the shifter to put it into park but it wouldn't press in as it normally does to change the gears. The only position it would go into was neutral or park and I was in a school parking lot where I needed to reverse to get back out of the space.
While driving car the engine ceased causing the car to stall with child in the car. The car with only 72,000 miles on it was taken to kia who refused to fix the engine under warranty. Was told there have been recalls for this same issue with other 2013 kia sportage cars but this VIN was not associated with the engine recall. This car engine problem is a danger and could easily have resulted in a serious crash or death with the car stalling while driving on the road.
Other problems reported for the 2013 Kia Sportage
- Engine 315 complaints
- Brakes 25 complaints
- Electrical system 22 complaints