"How reliable is the 2023 Kia Sportage Hybrid?"

"Based on 142 NHTSA complaints, the 2023 Kia Sportage Hybrid has a median complaint mileage of 1700 miles. The most common issue is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM."

"What are common problems with the 2023 Kia Sportage Hybrid?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2023 Kia Sportage Hybrid is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, accounting for a significant portion of the 142 total complaints filed."

2023 Kia Sportage Hybrid: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 142 complaints

142

Total Complaints

1,700mi

Median Mileage

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

1,500 25th Percentile

1,700 Median Mileage

11,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

ENGINE

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

POWER TRAIN

SERVICE BRAKES

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"While driving 30-40 mph most of the Advanced Driver Assistance System warning lights came. The check engine light, service light, etc also came on. There was a notice that kept flashing do not drive vehicle. This has happened on three occasions. There were zero issues prior to this. On one occas..."

"The vehicle flashed and alarmed a brake system warning while traveling on a freeway. Braking was soft. Took a longer than usual amount of time to stop the vehicle at that point."

"When starting car from behind stopped, the car would not speed up when pressing gas pedal and felt like stalling, but slamming on gas pedal jolted car to speed up again. If there were cars around, this could have been very dangerous. Car is in the shop now for mechanics to determine exact cause."

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