Safety Score
75
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2016 Kia Sportage.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Engine failure. The engine completely seized up |
| 2026-02-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that while driving at 55 MPH, the transmission failed to prope… |
| 2026-02-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, several warning li… |
| 2025-12-02 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | My wife was recently in a car accident and sandwiched between two cars and the airbags didn’t deploy. |
| 2025-11-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE CAR STARTED KNOCKING MAKING NOISE, THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND… |
| 2025-07-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2 problems occurred within 1 month from each other: - Kia Sportage engine started to randomly stall. I needed to do a f… |
| 2025-06-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | On Sunday, June 1, 2025, I was leaving work and was exiting I97 to enter on 695 and and I accelerated to proceed on 695… |
| 2025-05-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Kia Sportage. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V051000 (Service Br… |
| 2025-05-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | La guagua se apagó corriendo motor trancado quiero saber si tiene recall de la bomba de aceite es una kia sportage 2016… |
| 2025-05-24 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Me and my family were on the way to the beach, as I accelerated on the interstate got to 65 mph, engine light started b… |
| 2025-04-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Very often, when I put my car into park, it doesn't seem to fully engage, and I either can't remove the key (until I pu… |
| 2024-12-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Have approx 101000 miles on car. It had 54202 when i bought it from A Kia dealer in Gastonia NC who was forced out of o… |
| 2024-12-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Vehicle went from operating fine to a flashing yellow engine light. Within minutes, the vehicle could not be safely dri… |
| 2024-11-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AS WE WERE DRIVING MY NIECE HOME FROM SCHOOL ABOUT A BLOCK FROM HER HOUSE, THE CAR STARTED LOOSING POWER AND WHEN WE PU… |
| 2024-09-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | The car accelerated of its own accord, I had been driving 30-35 miles an hour when it accelerated suddenly and caused m… |
| 2024-08-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Kia Sportage. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle suddenly lost … |
| 2024-07-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The engine knocks took it to the auto mechanic and needs a new engine. Have to pay for this and reading on line it i… |
| 2024-04-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I was driving down the road on 4/18/2024 and my engine locked up. I got it off the road as far as I could, but was very… |
| 2024-03-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Engine started to knock started having power loss and is no longer able to drive |
| 2024-03-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Kia Sportage. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V051000 (Service Br… |
| 2024-01-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I brought my 2016 Kia Sportage into Spitzer Kia because when stopped and in drive with my foot on the brake the vehicle… |
| 2023-12-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My car shut off in the middle of getting off a highway ramp. Completely shut down, had to push it to the side of the ro… |
| 2023-12-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | When coming to a stop and brake applied car starts to vibrate. Local mechanic who looked at the vehicle believes it's … |
| 2023-09-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Vehicle recall was addressed, yet problem persisted which was an engine oil leak/burn. Oil continued to leak/burn and c… |
| 2023-08-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | This car was driven by a 17 year old high school student. Car with high oil consumption engine resulting in engine seiz… |
| 2023-06-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Kia Sportage. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH, the vehicle hesitated while accelerating… |
| 2023-05-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Kia Sportage. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, he heard an abnormal knock… |
| 2023-05-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I bought the car last year from Hardy Chevrolet in Dallas carfax report stated no open recalls in fact there was 3 the … |
| 2023-03-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that while driving at 55 MPH, the vehicle caught on fire under… |
| 2023-03-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, there was oil leaking onto … |
| 2022-12-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | While driving in highway we noticed a fuel smell. After a little came from front area (hood area) and heard a blast und… |
| 2022-10-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | can not get recall 22v051 resolved, received a letter from Kia corp. headquarters,Irvine,ca stating parts were availab… |
| 2022-10-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I received a notice twice to take the vehicle in for repairs and twice set up and appointment with never a call back. … |
| 2022-10-04 | ENGINE | No | 1 | I was driving with my cruise control set at 70 mph, on Highway 95 ( the speed limit ) While driving my vehicle suddenly… |
| 2022-09-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | purchased the car 4 months ago & was given the car with a bad gas pressure relay . So the gas & oil was spilling on top… |
| 2022-09-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | There has been a recall on this car twice in less than a year. When I tried to get the parts ordered, the dealer lied a… |
| 2022-09-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Kia Sportage. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number 22V051000 (Service Bra… |
| 2022-08-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Kia Sportage. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V051000 (Service Br… |
| 2022-08-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Motor just stopped working - went into limp mode. I got it towed to a mechanic that said it’s got an engine knock and … |
| 2022-08-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The Vehicle Stalled on Tuesday while turning on to incoming traffic no lights were on the dashboard no indication it ju… |
| 2022-07-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | On July 30, 2022 I took my car to Greenway Kia East Orlando due to two traction warning lights that were on. After week… |
| 2022-07-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Paint peeling and bubbling |
| 2022-07-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Kia Sportage. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V051000 (Servi… |
| 2022-07-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Kia Sportage. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V051000 (Service Br… |
| 2022-05-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Kia Sportage. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V051000 (Service Br… |
| 2022-05-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer for an oil change and… |
| 2022-05-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Kia Sportage. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V051000 (Service Br… |
| 2022-05-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Kia Sportage. The contact stated while driving approximately 70 MPH, she noticed that the vehic… |
| 2022-05-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | 2016 KIA SPORTAGE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO NHTSA SAFETY RECALL 22V-051. THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCE… |
| 2022-04-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Kia Sportage. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, she heard an abnormal noise coming from … |