2018 Kia Stinger
Safety Score
76
Safe
Recalls
3
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (3)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-01 | 24V169000 |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER:HOSES/PLUMBING | 36,248 | — | Details |
| 2020-08-27 | 20V518000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | 28,200 | — | Details |
| 2018-10-25 | 18V754000 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | 16,011 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-27 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | The oil pressure light is coming on . Even after doing oil change at dealership it’s not going away. Confirmed that the… |
| 2026-02-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Oil light comes on and out i do have warranty for the car. |
| 2026-01-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My vehicle is experiencing active symptoms consistent with the defects described in recalls SC279 and SC281. These incl… |
| 2025-11-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | related malfunction on my 2018 Kia Stinger. My hazard lights are activating on their own, changing flash speeds, and fa… |
| 2025-10-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | My oil light came on around 91,000 miles. Kia is known for this issue being an oil pressure sensor issue. Happens aroun… |
| 2025-09-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I was driving my car as normal, but noticed a clicking noise but with NO dashboard lights on. Went to my dad who was fo… |
| 2025-08-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Kia Stinger. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an abnorm… |
| 2025-08-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Kia Stinger. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle hesitated and… |
| 2025-07-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I have a check engine light related to the high pressure fuel pump. Because i brought the car in for the recall before … |
| 2025-06-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Fuel pump recall came back but Kia wouldn’t take it back without the recall being open |
| 2025-05-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Kia Stinger. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the engine started knocking for approxima… |
| 2025-01-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Confirmed that the Oil Pressure Switch had to be replace. Kia had a recall begin July 3, 2019 that the part was faulty … |
| 2025-01-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Kia Stinger. The contact stated that occasionally while starting the vehicle, the vehicle faile… |
| 2024-12-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Oil Pressure Switch is bad. Kia had a recall begin July 3, 2029 that the part was faulty and did extend to eligible veh… |
| 2024-11-28 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Oil pressure sender unit is failing on these vehicles. There are several reports on the forums about this issue. Fir… |
| 2024-11-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Oil pressure switch is malfunctioning. At idle, low oil light comes after. When accelerating the light goes off. |
| 2024-09-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | Around a two years ago the headlight brights failed and have yet to come back. Kia refuses to fix the issue stating nor… |
| 2024-07-18 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Casey Kia located in Newport News Virginia continues to delay the replacement of my fuel pump. I was told it was replac… |
| 2024-06-05 | SEATS | No | 0 | 1.What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? •The malfunctionin… |
| 2024-05-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Kia Stinger. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle was shudderi… |
| 2024-05-14 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | The bright lights on both headlights stopped working instantly.. the design is flawed as it operates on a shutter using… |
| 2024-03-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Kia Stinger. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V169000 (Engine and … |
| 2024-03-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Kia Stinger. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact noticed a ve… |
| 2024-02-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Turbo oil supply line cracked and leaking oil increasing risk of a fire. |
| 2023-12-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Kia Stinger. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V634000 (Fuel System… |
| 2023-12-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Kia Stinger. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V634000 (Fuel System… |
| 2023-11-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Kia Stinger. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle briefly… |
| 2023-10-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | *Notice* There has been NO ACCIDENT but it could potentially be a fatal one. When performing the auto start up process … |
| 2023-05-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The car will lose power while accelerating and the turbo does not properly work well. Was told it was a fuel pump issue. |
| 2023-04-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | I bought front and rear drilled and slotted brake rotors. I installed these on my car using the same name brand of brak… |
| 2023-03-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | Steering wheel began making noises that sounded like grinding of gears that sounded like it was coming from outside of … |
| 2022-12-19 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Kia Stinger. The contact stated while driving 80 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled… |
| 2022-07-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | All of a sudden while driving on the road my vehicle lost total power in the middle of an intersection. I would pres th… |
| 2021-12-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | While driving 35 mph, about 2 miles into a drive all these lights came on at once in amber or yellowish color. ABS, Tra… |
| 2021-11-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | Adaptive front lighting system error. For the last several months, and more frequently in the last 2 weeks when the we… |
| 2021-08-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I took my 2018Kia Stinger into my local authorized Service Center (Nationwide Kia, Timonium MD.) on August 17,2021 to c… |
| 2021-08-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Bought a CERTIFIED PREOWNED 2018 Kia Stinger from Russ Darrow Kia in Madison, WI Feb. 2021. Approx. Aug 2021 cylinder … |
| 2021-03-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2018 KIA STINGER PREMIUM. I WAS NOTIFIED ONLINE THAT MY VEHICLE HAD AN OUTSTANDING RECALL, … |
| 2021-02-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 KIA STINGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TIRE PRESSURE WAR… |
| 2020-11-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | On 11/13/2020 my car had 26,942 miles. I experienced my first issue with my vehicle where it lost power while driving o… |
| 2020-11-12 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | My vehicle has a delay in taking off from a complete stop. The car also looses a little power while driving intermitten… |
| 2020-10-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE GOING 70MPH WITH THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE ON AND MY SPEED SUDDENLY DROPS TO 50 ( LIKE SNAPPING Y… |
| 2020-06-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WENT TO CAR WASH TO DEGREASE ENGINE IN THE EVENING. CAR WAS PARKED IN CAR WASH BAY NOT RUNNING. SPRAYED GUNK ENGINE DE… |
| 2020-04-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Kia Stinger. The contact stated while the vehicle was stationary in her garage, she started to … |
| 2020-02-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR CHECK ENGINE WENT ON. TOOK TO AN AUTO STORE AND WAS TOLD CYLINDER 3 WAS MISFIRING. PROCEEDED TO CHANGE PLUS MYSELF,… |
| 2019-12-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | CAR HAS NO BRAKES WHEN INITIALLY STARTING IT AND BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. THE BRAKE PEDAL IS SO HARD THAT I AM UNAB… |
| 2019-10-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | VEHICLE SHAKES WHEN APPLYING THE BREAKS AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40MPH. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE THE CAR HAD ABOUT 10K MILE… |
| 2019-10-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AN INJURY HAS NOT OCCURRED. THE DEALER DID NOT SEEK TO RESOLVE THE RECALL ISSUE. KIA MOTORS HAS DECIDED THAT A DEFE… |
| 2019-09-30 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 KIA STINGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DID NOT PROJECT ENOUGH ILLUMIN… |
| 2019-09-27 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | MY REAR GLASS SHATTERED WHILE MY CAR WAS PARKED INSIDE MY GARAGE. THE ENTIRE GLASS WAS SHATTERED WITH NO APARENT DAMAGE… |