2025 Kia Sportage: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 69 complaints
69
Total Complaints
3,500mi
Median Mileage
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Top Issue
6
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

3,500 25th Percentile
3,500 Median Mileage
18,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
15
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
13
ENGINE
5
POWER TRAIN
4
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
4
SERVICE BRAKES
3
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
3
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
3
STEERING
3
BACK OVER PREVENTION: REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING
2

Severity Assessment

6
Crashes
0
Fires
10
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"Statement for NHTSA Complaint: I am filing this complaint regarding a 2025 Kia Sportage EX (VIN: [XXX] ) that I purchased, which was sold to me with a defective brake booster. This defect resulted in a complete brake failure, putting my safety and the safety of others at serious risk. When the iss..."
"car is 119 miles. I was driving and steering wheel stopped working out of nowhere."
"car is 119 miles. I was driving and steering wheel stopped working out of nowhere."

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