Kia cooling system problems
Across all Kia models in NHTSA's complaint database, 160 complaints involve cooling system. The Sportage accounts for the largest share (39%). The single worst model year is the 2002 Sportage with 34 cooling system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 160 about cooling system, all Kia models
- Most affected
- Sportage 39% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 65,000 miles 95 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 9
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Kia models
Worst model years for cooling system
- 2002 Kia Sportage34 complaints
- 2003 Kia Sorento13 complaints
- 1998 Kia Sephia12 complaints
- 1999 Kia Sephia9 complaints
- 2004 Kia Sorento8 complaints
Cooling system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1997 | 6 |
| 1998 | 16 |
| 1999 | 10 |
| 2000 | 16 |
| 2001 | 11 |
| 2002 | 38 |
| 2003 | 18 |
| 2004 | 11 |
| 2005 | 9 |
| 2006 | 8 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 |
Among the 95 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 65,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.