Best and worst years for the Kia Sportage

Of the 30 model years of the Kia Sportage with enough data to compare, the 1998 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (399), and the 2010 has the fewest (4).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Most complaints
Fewest complaints
In between

Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.

View the numbers

Model year	Complaints (first five years; total for recent years)
1995	49
1996	67
1997	206
1998	399
1999	272
2000	241
2001	231
2002	171
2003	2
2005	37
2006	65
2007	53
2008	53
2009	40
2010	4
2011	98
2012	87
2013	146
2014	32
2015	63
2016	77
2017	330
2018	150
2019	70
2020	183
2021	68
2022	68
2023	320
2024	119
2025	97
2026	44

What stands out

The 1998 stands out, with about 4.9 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 1998 and 2017. Or the years with the fewest: 2010 and 2014.

All model years

Model year	First five years	All complaints
2026	44	44
2025	97	97
2024	119	119
2023	320	320
2022	68	68
2021	68	68
2020	183	211
2019	70	106
2018	150	232
2017	330	569
2016	77	188
2015	63	195
2014	32	157
2013	146	450
2012	87	454
2011	98	264
2010	4	28
2009	40	120
2008	53	138
2007	53	113
2006	65	169
2005	37	93
2003	2	4
2002	171	321
2001	231	354
2000	241	462
1999	272	493
1998	399	558
1997	206	299
1996	67	98
1995	49	88