Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
39
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2025 Kia Sportage.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Oil was being diluted by fuel seeping in from the injectors and the high pressure fuel pump. Vehicle was brought in twi… |
| 2026-03-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Driving with no other cars around us and no debris anywhere and the moonroof suddenly shattered with a loud noise. |
| 2026-02-26 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | On Thursday, February 26, 2026, at 11:48am, the rear panel of my panoramic sunroof exploded. I didn’t see or hear anyth… |
| 2026-02-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The windshield creates layers of frost if it is really cold.. While the above might be unrelated but the other day I w… |
| 2026-01-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Immediately after delivery, the instrument/infotainment display malfunctioned, froze, and became unresponsive. Apple Ca… |
| 2026-01-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 2 | The contact owns a 2025 Kia Sportage. There was no indication that there was an issue while test-driving the vehicle. T… |
| 2026-01-10 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | No | 0 | While driving this car, I have experienced the car's auto-braking system. While driving on I-94, the traffic was slowin… |
| 2026-01-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | My sunroof shattered. No other vehicles were near me and after hearing a very loud bang, I pulled over to check to see… |
| 2025-12-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2025 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, the engine experie… |
| 2025-12-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Navigation screen began blinking (glitching) and suddenly went black and would not come back on. Called the dealership … |
| 2025-12-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | On Monday, Dec 15 at approximately 3:30 pm I was pulling into my parking spot in front of my house. The vehicle suddenl… |
| 2025-12-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I have documented the following issues: -84 instances of "Keep Hands on the Wheel" when my hands were on the 10/2 or 9… |
| 2025-11-30 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Driver window rattles at all speeds. Not a big safety issue but if it breaks because of the rattle or it falls down the… |
| 2025-10-27 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | After a hard crash from behind and then being pushed into another car, causing severe damage to the front and rear of t… |
| 2025-10-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | 3 times my car has been in for rotors my car is not even a year old 10/25 resurfaced rotors 1/26 brand new rotors 3/26 … |
| 2025-10-09 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The moon roof imploded while driving at normal highway speeds with no cars in front of the car. There was no impact. T… |
| 2025-10-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | As I am driving, does not matter speed or weather, the instrument cluster screen will do a "System Check" as if the veh… |
| 2025-09-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | This is an issue of nonconformity according the Florida Lemon Law: "Florida's Lemon Law protects consumers who buy or l… |
| 2025-08-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I drove from work to home, which is less than 5 miles. I used my wireless charger for the first time since we bought it… |
| 2025-08-11 | LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION | No | 0 | Dear Sir or Madam, My tracking# is 11692602. Kia America apologized to me on 10/14/2025 and said if the government re… |
| 2025-08-11 | LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION | No | 0 | Dear Sir or Madam, My car was hit by another car when I tried to switch to the next lane. I did give a turning signal a… |
| 2025-07-26 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Paint issue This vehicle has less than 4,000 miles on it and the paint (Glacial White) is peeling. I took it to the dea… |
| 2025-07-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The fail that the Kia sportage 2025 had is that every time when accelerating the car would bounce back in a violent way… |
| 2025-07-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | The steering shaft de-coupled from the steering wheel, leading to a complete loss of steering. After stop, engine was t… |
| 2025-06-26 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The top molding on both the right and left side of the vehicle have blown off. Kia repairs one side by gluing it back i… |
| 2025-06-10 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | No | 2 | While driving my 2025 Kia Sportage on the highway with my [XXX] son in the back seat, we experienced a sudden and dang… |
| 2025-06-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | While driving at random times, no specific speed limit, the screen behind the wheel which shows speed and tachometer, w… |
| 2025-05-23 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The panoramic sunroof exploded. We were driving down the hwy. Going roughly 55mph when there was a loud bang and glass … |
| 2025-05-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2025 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 60 MPH, the transmission u… |
| 2025-05-14 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2025 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and occupied, while inspecti… |
| 2025-05-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | was driving at 40mph and vehicle turned off engine. Auto start stop was beeping and flashing. steering and braking was … |
| 2025-05-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK TO kIA IN cLEARWATER 4 X FOR PANEL GOING BLACK. NO LIGHTS, AIR COMES ON AND OFF BY ITSELF. nO BAC… |
| 2025-05-01 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2025 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that the rear-view camera had become inoperable. No warning li… |
| 2025-04-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Started vehicle and was driving, ISG (auto start stop) light went amber and transmission refused to shift to allow uphi… |
| 2025-04-18 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | My sunroof exploded on my vehicle. I had no idea that this is something that can happen but saw that there was a class… |
| 2025-04-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | car is 119 miles. I was driving and steering wheel stopped working out of nowhere. |
| 2025-03-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | vehicle dash reset and cruise control was set. when dash came back up car surged nearly causing a wreck Reported to de… |
| 2025-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Dash resets and you loose instruments for a few seconds. When they come back they are inaccurate. This has happened man… |
| 2024-12-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | Statement for NHTSA Complaint: I am filing this complaint regarding a 2025 Kia Sportage EX (VIN: [XXX] ) that I purcha… |