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2024 KIA Sportage problems

Owners have filed 113 complaints about the 2024 KIA Sportage with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 12.4% of them, narrowly the most common, ahead of forward collision avoidance at 11.5%. A further 18.6% were filed without a specific system named.

Complaints113
Crashes17
Fires0
Injuries30
Deaths0

What owners report breaking

Unknown or other 18.6% · 21
Electrical system 12.4% · 14
Forward collision avoidance 11.5% · 13
Engine 8.8% · 10
Structure 7.1% · 8
Visibility/wiper 6.2% · 7
Service brakes 5.3% · 6
Visibility 4.4% · 5
Severity

Of those complaints, 17 describe a crash and 30 report an injury.

Reading the numbers

Across the 22 model years of the KIA Sportage in this data, 2024 draws comparatively few complaints; 2017 is the outlier year.

Filings are rising, 109 in the last three years against 4 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 20,600 miles.

In owners' own words

Blank Instrument Panel Screen. abnormal CAN message which can cause certain instrument clusters with a 4.2” screen to reboot while driving. During this rebooting, the cluster will not show information such as the speedometer or telltales for approximately five (5) seconds. As a result, the subject vehicles do not comply with the visibility and illumination requirements of FMVSS 101, §§ S5.1.2 and 5.3.1 Electrical system
Cluster screen goes black The dealership has replaced the screen & completed a software update. I have several videos. The dealership states they can’t fix it because they can’t replicate it. So I send them a video when it occurs. I called Kia direct and was informed to get a new car. It’s been going on for a year. We purchased the car brand new. Electrical system
The doors won't lock. The button on the handle won't work sometimes. It's just random. This has happened 4 times in the last 2 years I have owned the car. I have to use app to lock and unlock the car. Once I drive it again everything is fine. 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 2023 319 complaints · 14.1% electrical system

Compare all 22 model years →