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2023 KIA Sportage problems

Owners have filed 319 complaints about the 2023 KIA Sportage with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 14.1% of them, narrowly the most common, ahead of engine at 11.9%. A further 15.0% were filed without a specific system named.

Complaints319

Crashes44

Fires2

Injuries25

Deaths0

What owners report breaking

Unknown or other 15.0% · 48

Electrical system 14.1% · 45

Engine 11.9% · 38

Forward collision avoidance 11.3% · 36

Service brakes 9.4% · 30

Power train 6.0% · 19

Back over prevention 4.1% · 13

Fuel/propulsion system 3.8% · 12

Severity

Of those complaints, 44 describe a crash, 2 describe a fire and 25 report an injury.

Reading the numbers

Across the 22 model years of the KIA Sportage in this data, 2023 sits 9th by complaint volume. 2017 draws the most.

Filings are rising, 183 in the last three years against 136 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.

The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 23,000 miles.

In owners' own words

This vehicle is equipped with an extended dual-screen display. Purchased in June 2023, two weeks after purchase, the right half of the display screen keeps on and off. This can be very distracting while driving, especially at night. The KIA car dealership "BUICK GMC KIA GREENBRIER" has been informed of the defect and has performed a diagnostic. They stated the entire assembly will have to be replaced. Electrical system

On [XXX] the vehicle randomly went into limp mode. Wouldn't restart until it was jumped. Previous to this, the vehicle had already done this twice before. Exact dates unknown. On [XXX], the vehicle went into system check while I was driving it on 3 different occasions. The car shuts down by itself. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) Electrical system

Low oil indicator light came on at 15k miles. Tried to lock doors with key fob but could not. Had to open doors using key after popping off door handle. Put key in ignition but when turning car off and taking key out of ignition vehicle kept running and did not turn off for 15 minutes. Finally turned off on its own. Had vehicle towed by Kia to Kia of Groton CT. Electrical system

Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.

Safety recalls

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Other KIA Sportage years

2016 188 complaints · 33.0% engine 2017 567 complaints · 38.8% engine 2018 230 complaints · 39.6% engine 2019 103 complaints · 35.0% engine 2020 208 complaints · 36.1% engine 2024 113 complaints · 12.4% electrical system

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