2016 Kia Sportage problems
The 2016 Kia Sportage has 188 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (35%) concerns engine. Next are brakes (20%) and electrical system (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 188 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 35% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 13 and 8
- Injuries and deaths
- 15 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 69 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 | 11 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 12 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 9 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 12 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 69 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 60,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 86,000 miles (27 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 13 complaints mention a crash; 8 complaints mention a fire; 15 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2016 ranks 16th most-complained-about out of 30 model years of the Kia Sportage with enough data (77 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 owned a 2016 kia sportage. While the contact's son was making a right turn at 5 MPH, he lost control of the vehicle. The steering seized, which caused the vehicle to crash into a tree and burst into flames. It was unknown if the air bags deployed. The contact's son suffered a concussion and sought medical attention. A police report was filed. The fire department extinguished the fire. The vehicle was deemed totaled by the contact's insurance company. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted.
My daughter, was involved in an accident on 1/29/19 at 7:45am. She was stopped and a truck hit her from behind and she hit the vehicle in front of her. The air bags did not go off and she hit her head on wheel, and windshield. Her son who was in back in his car seat, also hit his head. They both sustained severe concussions, black eyes, head aches, whip lash. The seat belt did not hold either of them in place nor did the air bags go off.
The problem started a couple of months after purchasing my car, everytime we would go get a oil change the service facility would tell us that our oil was low and we didn't see how when we would ha e it changed regularly so we was loosing oil and didn't know where back it was leaking on the ground and it wasn't visible when you would look under the hood she we took it to kia and they stated that they didn't see anything wrong, if the problem continue to bring it back and they would do a diagnostic on the vehicle…
The contact owns a 2016 Kia Sportage. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V051000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The contact stated that while the vehicle was being driven and while the vehicle was parked, there was an abnormal burning odor coming from the engine compartment. The contact stated that the failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair.