Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
39
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2021 Kia Sportage.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Catastrophic fire started in fast food restaurant drive through, but able to drive to the parking lot before it became … |
| 2026-03-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The oil is mixing with the gas and their was smoke coming from the engine after that the engine has seized and the car … |
| 2026-03-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | smoke coming from the engine. |
| 2026-02-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I am filing a complaint regarding a 2021 Kia Sportage that experienced catastrophic engine failure, leaving the vehicle… |
| 2025-12-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I was driving only going around 35 miles and the car went from no check engine light to flashing check engine light I h… |
| 2025-11-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I have experienced chronic and excessive engine oil consumption in my 2021 Kia Sportage S with the 2.4 L Theta II engin… |
| 2025-10-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 2 | The contact owns a 2021 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that her mother was driving at an undisclosed speed on the fre… |
| 2025-08-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2021 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at an undisclosed speed, the v… |
| 2025-07-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My car has been burning oil way too quickly! I got the 10,000 mile oil to see if it way maybe that and by 3,000 miles t… |
| 2025-07-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2021 Kia Sportage. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for an oil change, and the conta… |
| 2025-07-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The car alarm keeps going off randomly and from googling it. Several people have reported an issue with the 2021 Kia Sp… |
| 2025-07-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | My car is burning oil like crazy. I’ve had to put 2 quarts in one week. Took it to dealership because of warranty. They… |
| 2025-05-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I had catastrophic engine failure driving down the road to work. Check engine light started flashing the the oil light.… |
| 2025-01-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Drivers side roof drip molding trim on roof detached and flew off of car while driving on interstate |
| 2025-01-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | BATTERY DIED, FOB DIDNT WORK 2 TIMES HAD TO HV TOWED, RIGHT FRONT LIGHT SEEMS AS IT HAS A SHORT, OVERHEATED OUT OF NOWH… |
| 2024-12-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Kia Sportage 2021- The service department at the dealership ran basic inspection of fault codes and found fault in syst… |
| 2024-09-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2021 Kia Sportage. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the low oil light and e… |
| 2024-06-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The infotainment system has bubbles, and it interferes with touch screen process. I have seen lots of people that have … |
| 2024-05-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My vehicle is burning oil. In a little over 1500 miles after I get a oil change from the King Kia Dealership Service, m… |
| 2023-11-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | On Thursday [XXX] I purchased a 2021 Kia Sportage LX from Liberty Auto Plaza Dealership located in Libertyville, IL. Du… |
| 2023-09-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2021 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at an undisclosed speed, the v… |
| 2023-08-15 | TRAILER HITCHES | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2021 Kia Sportage. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V703000 (Trailer Hi… |
| 2023-05-08 | TRAILER HITCHES | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2021 Kia Sportage. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V703000 (Trailer Hi… |
| 2023-04-17 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | The panoramic sunroof spontaneously exploded on the highway. There were no other vehicles nearby that could have thrown… |
| 2023-01-10 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | While sitting in my driveway I heard a loud sound popping within the car but did not investigate immediately. I drove … |
| 2022-12-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Remote start my car walked out to a puddle of oil. All the oil ran out. Had 400 mile left before oil change was due. |
| 2022-09-28 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2021 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the front passenge… |
| 2022-02-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The car was stolen and no safety/security features were deployed. In doing research, Kias are being stolen on a daily b… |
| 2022-01-28 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | My Kia can be easily broken into and stolen. In January of this year I was in Denver for military assignment and I lock… |
| 2022-01-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owned a 2021 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that upon pulling into a parking space on the third floor of … |
| 2022-01-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | ON 1/17/2022 I TOOK MY CAR TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR OIL CHANGE AND ON 1/18/2022 MY VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNT UP |
| 2022-01-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2021 Kia Sportage. The contact stated while exiting a parking lot, the vehicle lost motive power mot… |
| 2021-10-11 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | On 01/04/2021 my son [XXX] purchased New 2021 Kia Sportage LX. On 10/15/2021 this car was stolen In West Allis Wisconsi… |
| 2021-06-14 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | The contact's wife owns a 2021 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that while he was driving in another vehicle following … |
| 2021-06-06 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The right rear passenger door does not unlock when putting the car in park intermittently! This occurs from the inside … |
| 2021-02-26 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I HAVE OWNED 3 KIAS AND ALL 3 HAVE HAD RECALLS. KIA HAS NEVER CONTACTED ME AND DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME IT'S NOT INVOLVED… |
| 2021-01-31 | LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2021 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE LANE KEEPING ASSIST VEE… |
| 2020-12-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 2021 KIA SPORTAGE WITH 4300 MILES CAUGHT ON FIRE PUTTING ME AND 10 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN DANGER . BOught car brand new o… |
| 2020-11-14 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2021 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS CRASHED HEAD ON INTO A UN… |