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2023 Kia Sportage — Problems & Complaints

NHTSA has 192 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.

192
Complaints
filed with NHTSA
24
Involved a Crash
owner-reported
1
Involved Fire
owner-reported
14
Injuries
across all reports
Years to Avoid

Kia Sportage — Complaints by Model Year

Years flagged AVOID have at least twice this model's average complaint count — the strongest public-data signal of a bad year.

134 complaints

401 complaints

164 complaints

70 complaints

162 complaints

54 complaints

46 complaints

192 complaints

73 complaints

54 complaints

0 complaints

Problem Areas

What Owners Complain About Most

Unknown Or Other 48 reports
Electrical System 45 reports
Engine 38 reports
Service Brakes 35 reports
Forward Collision Avoidance 24 reports
Power Train 19 reports
Fuel/propulsion System 12 reports
Back Over Prevention 11 reports
In Their Own Words

Recent Owner Reports

Power Train ODI 11708121 12/31/2025

Frequently while driving my 2023 Kia shortage Hybrid will accelerate on its own. This happens randomly while driving straight as well as making turns. My suv also has a vary hard time driving uphill. If im driving at 25 mph when approaching the hill, my car then gradually drops down to 10-15 mph.This is extremely scary especially when driving with my children in the car. I hav…

Unknown Or Other ODI 11499509 12/30/2022

Numerous times our AWD system has failed to work at all and reverts to standard FWD, even while actively driving down the highway in a blizzard! KIA has had it in the shop a minimum of three times for this same issue since we bought it earlier this summer. Now that winter has come it’s even more of a danger! The problem comes and goes and you never know when it will stop funct…

Unknown Or Other ODI 11499014 12/27/2022

I was driving to Christmas Eve service and heard a very loud explosion from the top of 2023 Kia Sportage. I then started hearing air coming from my panoramic sunroof. I pulled to the side of the road to inspect, and found that my sunroof had basically exploded.

Service Brakes ODI 11705759 12/18/2025

I took my car in several times to complain about the rotors and brakes. They said everything was fine but then the vehicle failed on the road so we had it taken to the nearest repair shop since we were on a road trip. Now Kia which has a fix to the damaged parts refusing to replace the defective parts.

Electrical System ODI 11630625 12/13/2024

which disables the backup camera, Tge The entire infotainment screen is blank, therefore, I am unable to view objects on camera in reverse. This has been an ongoing issue since purchasing the vehicle. Last week, Kia's service department said the blank screen was due to a dead battery which was replaced, but the issue persists. This is a safety concern that needs to be taken se…

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Recalls & Crash Tests

Complaints are one half of the picture — see the official recalls and NHTSA crash-test stars for the 2023 Kia Sportage, or check your exact car by VIN with the free VIN lookup.

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Questions

FAQ

Is the 2023 Kia Sportage reliable?
Owners have filed 192 safety complaints with NHTSA for the 2023 Kia Sportage, most often about unknown or other. Compare the complaint counts across model years above — a year with far more complaints than the model's average is the strongest 'avoid' signal in public data.
Which Kia Sportage years should I avoid?
The rule of thumb used by analysts: a model year whose complaint count is well above the model's own average (we flag 2× or more) usually had a real manufacturing or design problem — not just noisy reporting. Use the year-by-year strip on this page.
Where do these complaints come from?
Directly from NHTSA, the US government road-safety agency. Any owner can file a Vehicle Owner Questionnaire; NHTSA publishes them as public domain data. We cache each lookup for up to 7 days.
Do complaints mean a recall is coming?
Sometimes. NHTSA opens defect investigations when complaint patterns emerge, and investigations can end in recalls. Check the recalls page for this vehicle to see what has already been recalled.