Safety Score
72
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2015 Kia Sportage.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Oil has been leaking for years. Always got regular oil changes and engine died while driving. |
| 2025-05-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The car just quit running as I was driving. It would not turn over using jumper cables. I had it towed to a local mecha… |
| 2024-11-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Kia Sportage. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number 22V051000 (Service Bra… |
| 2024-10-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Hood latch seccondary safety latch did not catch hood and hood flew up causing inability to see and luckily only damage… |
| 2024-08-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Kia Sportage. The contact stated while her son was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle… |
| 2024-06-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I was driving my car and it stalled out and stopped and never cranked back up so I had it pulled in and my mechanic sai… |
| 2024-04-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 55 MPH, there was a loud c… |
| 2024-04-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I took the vehicle in to Kia due to excessive oil consumption. I was told they could not do anything and that I should … |
| 2024-03-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Emission system failure causing check engine light to turn on. |
| 2024-02-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I purchased the vehicle in February 9, 2024. A week after I purchased it the engine started making a knocking noise. I … |
| 2024-02-05 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | [XXX] Kia Dealer replaced the 2015 Kia Sportage engine under an extended warranty not a recall. (10 months ago) Kia fai… |
| 2024-02-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I had the anti-theft security upgrade on my Kia done and it was still easily stolen in minutes from my driveway. The up… |
| 2024-01-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact’s son owns a 2015 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced lunging and the engine seiz… |
| 2023-10-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The engine began knocking on a crowded roadway. The Kia dealership noted an engine recall, but that engine replacement … |
| 2023-10-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Testing the vehicle is saying cylinder 3 misfire, tested it and misfire is not following. Cm is saying replacement of e… |
| 2023-10-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Driving on the highway at 65mph, engine light started blinking then stayed solid and my speed declined to 40mph and wou… |
| 2023-07-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My engine is making noise, I have to add oil everyday and there are no leaks under my car. The engine gets hot, i feel … |
| 2023-07-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Kia Shortage. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power without wa… |
| 2023-06-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that the vehicle was consuming one quart of oil per day. No wa… |
| 2023-05-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Had vehicle worked on, on 4/11/2023 ( oil change &tuneup). On 4/17/2023 exiting 151 Hwy vehicle slowed down on me, then… |
| 2023-05-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My youngest son was driving on the highway at 65 mpg when all of a sudden, the car would not accelerate. We lost the ab… |
| 2023-05-13 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Yes | 0 | I’m going to mall and then go to the store in route 61 in Frackville PA the chips in road break my windshield is so muc… |
| 2023-05-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owned a 2015 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle decel… |
| 2023-03-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | Sudden acceleration accident |
| 2023-03-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Driving on the interstate in the passing lane going approximately 70 mph. With no warning the engine completely cut out… |
| 2023-02-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Kia Sportage. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the vehicle began to overheat and there … |
| 2022-12-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Kia Sportage. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminat… |
| 2022-12-25 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | hit skip acident 12/25/2022 Germain Body Shop, Powell, Ohio for repair Computer module airbag system -part number 95910… |
| 2022-11-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2015 KIA SPORTAGE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO ENGINE FAILURE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE MOTOR LOCKED UP EVENTHOUGH MAIN… |
| 2022-11-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Engine locked up. If it were not for my brother in law being a mechanic and alerted me to Kia engine settlement lawsuit… |
| 2022-10-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2015 KIA SPORTAGE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO NHTSA SAFETY RECALL 22V-051. |
| 2022-10-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | We were driving down the highway and without any kind of warning the car lost all power I had to move to the shoulder o… |
| 2022-10-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I took my kia to the dealer because the check engine light was on. They said 2 parts were recalled and they would fix i… |
| 2022-09-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Two weeks ago my car began making a loud knocking noise from the bottom end and emitting a burning smell from the engin… |
| 2022-09-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2015 Kia Sportage I purchased on September 6th stalled on the highway on September 9th. No warning lights, no smoke, n… |
| 2022-09-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Vehicle stalled on the highway 4 days after purchasing from The Car Store in Aurora, IL. No warning, no indicator ligh… |
| 2022-08-30 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | A recall notice was issued in March. The notice advised to park vehicle outside until a remedy is available. When I had… |
| 2022-08-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My Kia Sportage drove perfectly fine the past 5 years, out of no where going up a hill it wouldn’t go past 20 mph, was … |
| 2022-08-16 | FIRERELATED | No | 0 | The contact owned a 2015 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, a burning odor wa… |
| 2022-08-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | In 2022 , Kia notified me of a recall that caused engine failure if my vehicle. I was instructed to comes in and receiv… |
| 2022-08-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I have received a recall and nothing is being done about it as of yet. I have taken it to the dealer about multiple iss… |
| 2022-08-08 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle was st… |
| 2022-07-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | There has not been an incident. I received a recall interim letter in March 2022 for my 2015 KIA Sportage. The letter n… |
| 2022-07-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My check engine light went off on 7/13/22. A little over 24 hours later, on 7/14/22, I was on the highway with a 65 mph… |
| 2022-07-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | This car was electronically going crazy tenants calling police cause alarm wouldn't stop going off Smelled gasoline but… |
| 2022-07-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My engine started making a sound at the same time I was due for an inspection but the check engine light was not on. I … |
| 2022-06-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact's husband owns a 2015 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that while her husband was driving 25 MPH, the engin… |
| 2022-06-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | We had just had our 2015 Kia Sportage in a repair shop about a week prior due to a compressor issue. They had run a ch… |
| 2022-06-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The current Kia Recall for the HECU related to the braking system/potential for an engine fire has been open since Febr… |
| 2022-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Kia Sportage. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V051000 (Service Br… |