"How reliable is the 2021 Kia Sportage?"

"Based on 45 NHTSA complaints, the 2021 Kia Sportage has a median complaint mileage of 47000 miles. The most common issue is UNKNOWN OR OTHER."

"What are common problems with the 2021 Kia Sportage?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2021 Kia Sportage is UNKNOWN OR OTHER, accounting for a significant portion of the 45 total complaints filed."

2021 Kia Sportage: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 45 complaints

Total Complaints

47,000mi

Median Mileage

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

15,710 25th Percentile

47,000 Median Mileage

77,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

ENGINE

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

POWER TRAIN

TRAILER HITCHES

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS

AIR BAGS

LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST

VISIBILITY/WIPER

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2021 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS CRASHED HEAD ON INTO A UNKNOWN VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF FIRE. THE DRIVER AND OCCUPANT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND NECK AND MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS PROVIDED. A POLI..."

"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2021 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE LANE KEEPING ASSIST VEERED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO THE GUARD RAIL. THE LANE ASSIST WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS THE CHECK SYSTEM IMMEDIA..."

"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 IF YOU DIDN'T RECEIVE INFO. AS THINGS STARTED TO GO WRONG LIKE ABS SENSOR LITE GOING ON AND OFF DEALER SAID NOTHING THEY COULD DO UNLESS THEY COULD GET A CODE WHILE IT WAS ON SO I ..."

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