2026 Kia Sportage problems and recalls

Owners have filed 25 complaints on the 2026 Kia Sportage, and NHTSA has issued 1 recall. The most cited component is the Unknown Or Other (8 complaints).

25
Complaints
1
Recalls
4
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
0
Injuries
61.6
Severity index

Severity index 61.6 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 61.6p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 8 complaints (32.0%)8 32%Service BrakesService Brakes: 6 complaints (24.0%)6 24%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 5 complaints (20.0%)5 20%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 5 complaints (20.0%)5 20%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 4 complaints (16.0%)4 16%StructureStructure: 4 complaints (16.0%)4 16%Lane DepartureLane Departure: 2 complaints (8.0%)2 8%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 1 complaints (4.0%)1 4%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
UNKNOWN OR OTHER832.0%
SERVICE BRAKES624.0%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE520.0%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM520.0%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM416.0%
STRUCTURE416.0%
LANE DEPARTURE28.0%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL14.0%

Complaints filed per year

010212025: 42026: 21 (partial year)252621
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20254
2026 (year to date)21

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
26V04600027/01/2026ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANELKia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2025 Kia K4, 2025-2026 Sorento, Sorento Hybrid, Sorento Plug-In Hybrid Electric (PHEV), 2026 Sportage, Sportage Hybrid, Sportage PHEV, K5, EV9, Carnival, and Carnival Hybrid vehicles. Due to a software error, the instrument panel disp

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 2026-08-09. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.