2016 Kia Sportage: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 182 complaints
182
Total Complaints
60,000mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE
Top Issue
13
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

35,000 25th Percentile
60,000 Median Mileage
105,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE
57
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
30
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
18
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
16
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
9
POWER TRAIN
8
SERVICE BRAKES
7
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
6
AIR BAGS
5
STRUCTURE:BODY
4

Severity Assessment

13
Crashes
8
Fires
15
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TAKATA RECALL WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC THE GAS PETAL SOMETIMES DOESN'T WORK. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION, BECAUSE OF ON COMING TRAFFIC."
"THIS MORNING I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG. I GOT OUT TO LOOK, ASSUMING IT WAS A TIRE. UPON LOOKING OVER THE VEHICLE I COULD NOT SEE ANY ISSUES BUT DID NOTICE A CRACKLING SOUND. WHEN I LOOKED ON THE TOP OF THE CAR THE REAR SECTION OF THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF ..."
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND FAILED TO BACKPEDAL FOR 2-3 SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A CERTAIN COMPONENT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW THE EXACT COMPONENT. THE VEHICLE..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28