Safety Score
71
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2020 Kia Sportage.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Consumes more than 1 liter of oil per 1000 miles |
| 2026-03-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I respectfully request that NHTSA review this issue for potential safety related defect trends involving excessive oil … |
| 2026-02-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER | No | 0 | Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2020 Kia Sportage. The contact discovered a mileage discrepancy after the purch… |
| 2026-02-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2020 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the engine made an abnormal kn… |
| 2026-02-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Car was driving, stopped at a stoplight, never moved again. 3 lights came on, Check Engine, Check Oil (Which had been s… |
| 2026-01-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | In April of 2025, it was noticed that my Sportage was consuming oil. There were no leaks or smoke just having to put o… |
| 2026-01-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | On [XXX], I had a scheduled repair appointment for my 2020 Kia Sportage, which is experiencing swaying and instability,… |
| 2026-01-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I came home from vacation and found my car completely dead. We took the battery in and ended up changing this. Soon lat… |
| 2025-12-31 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS | No | 0 | I was driving my 2020 Kia Sportage recently and experienced a safety issue 3 times within 30 minutes. I was driving on … |
| 2025-12-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I own a 2020 Kia Sportage that is currently within the 100,000-mile power-train warranty. The vehicle has been experien… |
| 2025-12-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Driving to grandmas Christmas weekend on the highway all of a sudden my car couldn’t keep speed was shaking the check e… |
| 2025-12-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I own a 2020 Kia Sportage that is currently within the 100,000-mile powertrain warranty. The vehicle has been experienc… |
| 2025-12-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2020 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that while taking the vehicle in for an oil change, the contac… |
| 2025-11-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Engine started tapping/knocking and oil light started flashing. Once home I checked the dipstick. Appeared burnt with… |
| 2025-11-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2020 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that the vehicle was consuming an excessive amount of engine o… |
| 2025-11-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The engine failed catastrophically while the vehicle was in operation. The failure involved internal engine components … |
| 2025-11-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I've had this car for a little over 3 years, after the 1st year of having the vehicle it started consuming more oil bet… |
| 2025-10-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | We only have 58,000 on our car . We had extremely low oil and light never came on it blinked randomly. We still had 2,0… |
| 2025-10-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | My Kia Sportage was stolen, however a couple of years ago I had the Kia Anti Theft Logic software updated on the car. I… |
| 2025-10-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | In 2024 the car was losing power. I took the car to the shop. I had to replace some type of rings. the cost was like 60… |
| 2025-09-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | While driving uphill on Interstate 15 North near Temecula, California, the vehicle suddenly lost engine power without w… |
| 2025-09-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | On Sunday, [XXX], I was driving my 2020 Kia Sportage on [XXX] in California at approximately 75 miles per hour. Withou… |
| 2025-09-23 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I leased my 2020 Kia Sportage LX in August 2019 and purchased the Vehicle after the lease. In April 2025, the Vehicle s… |
| 2025-09-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Subject: Complaint Regarding Excessive Oil Consumption in Kia Vehicle I am writing to formally report a persistent saf… |
| 2025-09-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | There were no known issues with my vehicle not even a check engine light or anything was on. I was driving then the car… |
| 2025-09-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2020 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle lost auto… |
| 2025-09-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Driving 70mph on the freeway and check engine light started flashing. Car immediately went into “limp mode” and within … |
| 2025-09-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owned a 2020 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that driving at 25 MPH with her daughter, another driver on t… |
| 2025-09-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I was driving home and the car kind of jerked, like it was down shifting, and the engine light came on. If I had to st… |
| 2025-09-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Engine Overheated lights on dash HECU ABS ADAS CRUISE CONTROL TIRE SENSOR WINDOW DID NOT WORK CORRECTLY AUTO DIMMER RAD… |
| 2025-09-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Top clear coat started peeling on handles, mirrors and above the trunk. |
| 2025-08-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | While I was driving on a very busy road (hurstbourne parkway in Louisville KY) during 5:00pm rush hour traffic my car s… |
| 2025-08-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Update: after second opinion from another auto shop they said my car entered limp mode to prevent fire. Again, I had no… |
| 2025-08-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My 2020 Kia vehicle experienced a potential engine failure while driving, entering “limp mode.” It was towed to Kia on … |
| 2025-06-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The car started making a knocking noise. I got it checked out and nothing showed up on the diagnostic. Today I was driv… |
| 2025-06-06 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | My car has the same issues as the Kia Soul and Kia Sorento. Kia has issued recalls for certain Soul and Sorento models… |
| 2025-06-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My car is a 2020 Kia sportage with 65,000 miles. We bought it bran new. Since we bought the car we've had problems. We … |
| 2025-06-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Vehicle: 2020 Kia Sportage Issue: Excessive Oil Consumption — TSB #TSB_ENG222 I am reporting a recurring issue involvi… |
| 2025-05-19 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | On May 19, 2025 I was driving down the highway at approximately 70mph and experienced a loud explosion sound and my pan… |
| 2025-04-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My car shut down in the middle of the road one day to work on the 4/17/25. I toll the suv to dealer and I paid $299 to… |
| 2025-04-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2020 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle inadve… |
| 2025-04-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | This is the second time my check engine light popped up blinking they said it was a knock sensor and that was gonna fix… |
| 2025-03-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The engine stalls and starts up again when I’m driving. There is a diagnostic code that says engine has internal damag… |
| 2025-03-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Engine is burning oil, having to continuously add. No low oil light coming on. |
| 2025-03-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Just got my oil changed 2 weeks ago and the oil light came on, checked and there was no oil, so been adding oil and it … |
| 2025-01-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact's parents owned a 2020 Kia Sportage. The contact's parent stated that the vehicle was parked and turned off… |
| 2025-01-28 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | [XXX] the vehicle was driven approx. 20-25 miles and parked at a local grocery store in front of the propane tanks. No… |
| 2025-01-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My vehicle (and I've heard from others with a Sportage) has been burning oil with no errors. I regularly get my oil cha… |
| 2025-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2020 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the oil warning light fl… |
| 2024-12-10 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2020 Kia Sportage. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the contact heard a loud popping sound, … |