Kia Sportage Recalls & Problems by Year

Owner complaints by model year

Recalls by model year

The red bar marks the 2017 model, the year owners complained about most. Hover a bar for the exact number; the table below lists every year.

Year	Recalls	Owner complaints	Crashes	Safety rating
2026 Kia Sportage	1	28	4	n/a
2025 Kia Sportage	1	55	5	n/a
2024 Kia Sportage	3	75	7	n/a
2023 Kia Sportage	6	194	24	n/a
2022 Kia Sportage	1	46	6	n/a
2021 Kia Sportage	2	54	3	n/a
2020 Kia Sportage	2	166	11	n/a
2019 Kia Sportage	2	71	3	n/a
2018 Kia Sportage	3	165	7	n/a
2017 Kia Sportage	4	404	14	n/a
2016 Kia Sportage	2	134	8	n/a
2015 Kia Sportage	2	146	7	n/a
2014 Kia Sportage	3	125	3	n/a
2013 Kia Sportage	3	381	5	n/a
2012 Kia Sportage	5	392	7	n/a
2011 Kia Sportage	6	181	7	n/a
2010 Kia Sportage	2	20	3	n/a
2009 Kia Sportage	3	80	4	n/a
2008 Kia Sportage	3	98	2	n/a
2007 Kia Sportage	2	77	10	n/a
2006 Kia Sportage	1	111	8	n/a
2005 Kia Sportage	3	68	6	n/a
2003 Kia Sportage	0	4	0	n/a
2002 Kia Sportage	1	234	15	n/a
2001 Kia Sportage	0	228	25	n/a
2000 Kia Sportage	2	304	23	n/a
1999 Kia Sportage	3	284	27	n/a
1998 Kia Sportage	3	303	19	n/a
1997 Kia Sportage	3	181	32	n/a
1996 Kia Sportage	3	57	12	n/a
1995 Kia Sportage	2	56	2	n/a

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