2022 Kia Sportage problems and recalls

46% of owner complaints on the 2022 Kia Sportage related to the Engine (21 of 46).

46
Complaints
1
Recalls
6
Crash reports
2
Fire reports
1
Injuries
71.9
Severity index

Severity index 71.9 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 71.9p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 31 of 97 by severity index among 2022 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 68% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2022 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

EngineEngine: 21 complaints (45.7%)21 46%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 8 complaints (17.4%)8 17%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 5 complaints (10.9%)5 11%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 4 complaints (8.7%)4 9%Trailer HitchesTrailer Hitches: 4 complaints (8.7%)4 9%Power TrainPower Train: 3 complaints (6.5%)3 7%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 3 complaints (6.5%)3 7%VisibilityVisibility: 3 complaints (6.5%)3 7%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ENGINE2145.7%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM817.4%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE510.9%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER48.7%
TRAILER HITCHES48.7%
POWER TRAIN36.5%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM36.5%
VISIBILITY36.5%

Complaints filed per year

06122022: 102023: 122024: 82025: 52026: 11 (partial year)222312242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
202210
202312
20248
20255
2026 (year to date)11
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 2.5x those in 2022 to 2022 (25 against 10).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
22V70300019/09/2022TRAILER HITCHESKia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2016-2022 Sorento, 2021-2022 Sorento Hybrid (HEV), 2022-2023 Sorento Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV), and 2017-2022 Sportage vehicles equipped with a tow hitch harness installed as original equipment, or purchased as an accessory through a Kia d

Other Kia Sportage model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 15 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-09-03. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.