Safety Score
81
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-17 | 25V874000 |
TRAILER HITCHES | 5,046 | — | Details |
| 2024-06-07 | 24V422000 |
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 1,075 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I was driving on the highway and had set the cruise control to 76. I then pushed the plus button once to increase the c… |
| 2026-02-02 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2024 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the sunroof explod… |
| 2026-02-02 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS | No | 0 | Forward collision warning systems check error light hard braking occurred and scared the pee out of me. Camera blockag… |
| 2025-12-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Blank Instrument Panel Screen. abnormal CAN message which can cause certain instrument clusters with a 4.2” screen to r… |
| 2025-12-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | While highway driving, suddenly and without warning, the panoramic sunroof shattered and exploded. Nothing hit the vehi… |
| 2025-12-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | On December 24, 2025, while driving in traffic, my Kia Sportage experienced severe lurching, bucking, and jerking, caus… |
| 2025-12-19 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | While traveling at approx 65 mph on a clear, debris-free Alaska highway in -5°F temperatures, the panoramic sunroof of … |
| 2025-12-15 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | 6” Snow ice storm & negative degree temps 12/13/25 used heated windshield deicer. On 12/15 driving to work on a country… |
| 2025-12-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | A month after buying my vehicle in February of 2024, while driving my vehicle the screen behind my steering wheel will … |
| 2025-11-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The sunroof shattered while driving without any sort of impact. |
| 2025-10-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The component that failed is the sunroof (glass) The sunroof exploded while driving down the street, glass splattered i… |
| 2025-10-01 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS | Yes | 0 | Description of Crash: On [XXX], I was involved in a front-end collision while driving my 2024 Kia Sportage. Despite the… |
| 2025-09-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I am writing to report a serious and dangerous issue with my Kia vehicle that is putting my life and my family’s safety… |
| 2025-09-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Driving, just left my house and turned on to the road. Sunroof shattered for no apparent reason. Owned vehicle for a ye… |
| 2025-09-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | While driving the vehicle and selecting EV only mode the engine RPMs surge to about 3000. This happens frequently and I… |
| 2025-09-08 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | The design of the backup light is awful. There is a single light that is about two inches long and an inch high under … |
| 2025-09-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I am writing to formally raise a safety concern regarding my vehicle’s brake and rotor system, which has experienced pr… |
| 2025-09-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 2 | The car emergency brake component was faculty and kicked in at an inappropriate time. When the emergency brake occurs y… |
| 2025-08-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The panoramic sunroof glass spontaneously shattered upon entry in to the vehicle and closing the driver door. If the pr… |
| 2025-08-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Horn stopped working |
| 2025-07-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Not safety but I couldn't locate the complaint section you supposably have. The front rotors had to be turned with less… |
| 2025-07-20 | LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST | Yes | 5 | hello , my mom was driving . she had all the lane driving assist systems on. the driving assist , lane assist, forward … |
| 2025-06-18 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Rear liftgate window imploded. |
| 2025-04-26 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | i BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY 2025 AND THE WINDSHEILD CRACKED (ROCK HIT IT) WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF PURCHASE. IT IMMEDI… |
| 2025-04-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | When we were entering a major intersection, car strolled and rolled forward and stopped 3/4 thru the intersection. It … |
| 2025-04-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The doors won't lock. The button on the handle won't work sometimes. It's just random. This has happened 4 times in … |
| 2025-03-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | All the dash lights come on randomly has happened 3 separate times the 4th time they came on I also couldn’t shift out … |
| 2025-03-19 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | While driving, the vehicle engine shut off while making a turn. Before the engine stalled, the engine began to sputter … |
| 2025-03-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I have had no accident. In my opinion the 2024 Kia Sportage has a dangerous fire safety problem. This car has no way to… |
| 2025-01-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Trim parts came off roof traveling on highway. |
| 2024-12-31 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The glass panel placed between the windshield and the Panoramic sunroof blew out with no external forces. Looking at ot… |
| 2024-12-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Since day one of my purchase I noticed All warning light turned on and goes off while driving over an hour I thought i… |
| 2024-12-06 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | What I assume happened to my wiper blades: In December of 2024 we got a lot of heavy snow. I turned on my car to heat i… |
| 2024-11-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Sunroof explosion |
| 2024-11-06 | WHEELS | No | 0 | Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) is not working correctly. It is under reporting pressure by over 3-5 PSI on Cold… |
| 2024-10-25 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2024 Kia Sportage. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the windshield cracked without i… |
| 2024-10-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Stopped at traffic light, light turned green and went to accelerate. Car died, all lights came on dash in oncoming traf… |
| 2024-10-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The Dashboard with all the instrumentation goes blank while driving causing loss of all instrumentation gauges and head… |
| 2024-10-03 | LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION | Yes | 2 | The ECU malfunctioned and the passenger side airbag didn’t go off and should have. There were error codes and I told KI… |
| 2024-09-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Panoramic sunroof shattered while driving - there were no rocks or falling objects |
| 2024-09-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2024 Kia Sportage. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminat… |
| 2024-09-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I was driving on the 99tollway about 70mph and I heard what I can only describe as an explosion sound and when I looked… |
| 2024-09-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | While driving down highway, roof molding came loose and started to bang against the roof by flopping. |
| 2024-09-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Front brake rotors are warped on new 2024 KIA Sportage with only 4000 miles on the vehicle. The vehicle is available fo… |
| 2024-07-28 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | While in use, the vehicle engine shut off while making a turn. Several attempts to restart the engine were unsuccessfu… |
| 2024-07-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | The contact owns a 2024 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that while attempting to park in his residential carport, the … |
| 2024-06-24 | STEERING | No | 0 | 24 hours after purchase, the steering wheel had high vibration and was worrisome to drive. Returned to dealer and was o… |
| 2024-05-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I was stopped at a red light in middle lane with traffic all around when the car just stopped running. After a few trie… |
| 2024-04-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | While driving the car on road, I suddenly started getting all types of warning regarding different safety system and po… |
| 2024-04-16 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS | No | 0 | While traveling on a 4-lane highway and using cruise control, a car in the left-hand lane was making a left turn across… |