KIA Sportage problems by year
6,274 complaints across 22 model years, 1997–2024. 2017 draws the most at 567; 2019 the fewest at 103.
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Complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold as much as how reliable they were. A popular model year will always look worse than a rare one. Compare the dominant failure system between years rather than the raw totals.
Every model year
| Year | Complaints | Top reported system | Crashes | Fires | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 299 | Engine and engine cooling (21.1%) | 50 | 6 | 1 |
| 1998 | 558 | Engine and engine cooling (16.3%) | 31 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 493 | Engine and engine cooling (18.5%) | 43 | 6 | 1 |
| 2000 | 462 | Fuel system, gasoline (18.0%) | 27 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 354 | Engine and engine cooling (15.5%) | 31 | 7 | 0 |
| 2002 | 321 | Engine and engine cooling (22.4%) | 19 | 7 | 0 |
| 2006 | 169 | Air bags (22.5%) | 12 | 9 | 0 |
| 2007 | 113 | Air bags (12.4%) | 13 | 7 | 0 |
| 2008 | 138 | Electrical system (19.6%) | 2 | 37 | 0 |
| 2009 | 120 | Electrical system (15.0%) | 7 | 15 | 0 |
| 2011 | 264 | Engine (29.2%) | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 2012 | 454 | Engine (72.2%) | 10 | 25 | 0 |
| 2013 | 450 | Engine (66.9%) | 6 | 35 | 0 |
| 2014 | 156 | Engine (46.2%) | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 195 | Engine (43.1%) | 9 | 21 | 0 |
| 2016 | 188 | Engine (33.0%) | 13 | 8 | 0 |
| 2017 | 567most | Engine (38.8%) | 25 | 46 | 0 |
| 2018 | 230 | Engine (39.6%) | 11 | 17 | 0 |
| 2019 | 103 | Engine (35.0%) | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| 2020 | 208 | Engine (36.1%) | 16 | 18 | 0 |
| 2023 | 319 | Electrical system (14.1%) | 44 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 113 | Electrical system (12.4%) | 17 | 0 | 0 |