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2024 Kia Sportage — Problems & Complaints

NHTSA has 73 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.

73
Complaints
filed with NHTSA
7
Involved a Crash
owner-reported
0
Involved Fire
owner-reported
10
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.

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 21 reports
Electrical System 14 reports
Engine 10 reports
Forward Collision Avoidance 9 reports
Structure 8 reports
Visibility/wiper 7 reports
Service Brakes 7 reports
Visibility 5 reports
In Their Own Words

Recent Owner Reports

Electrical System ODI 11708050 12/31/2025

Blank Instrument Panel Screen. abnormal CAN message which can cause certain instrument clusters with a 4.2” screen to reboot while driving. During this rebooting, the cluster will not show information such as the speedometer or telltales for approximately five (5) seconds. As a result, the subject vehicles do not comply with the visibility and illumination requirements of FMVS…

Unknown Or Other ODI 11707822 12/30/2025

While highway driving, suddenly and without warning, the panoramic sunroof shattered and exploded. Nothing hit the vehicle. Yes, it is available i took a photo. Yes, the Kia Southern Pines, NC saw the vehicle and damage.

Visibility/wiper ODI 11706746 12/23/2025

6” Snow ice storm & negative degree temps 12/13/25 used heated windshield deicer. On 12/15 driving to work on a country road no other traffic, heard pop cracking noise above my head checked sunroof snow ice melting no visible cracks thought noise from thawing ice. Parked vehicle in my home garage while I went out of town. Returned home 12/22 found large crack origination point…

Structure ODI 11706279 12/20/2025

While traveling at approx 65 mph on a clear, debris-free Alaska highway in -5°F temperatures, the panoramic sunroof of my 2024 Kia Sportage spontaneously shattered with an explosive sound. There were no vehicles in the immediate vicinity (nearest car was maybe 50 to 75 ft away) and no observation of flying debris or falling objects from overpasses. The failure appears to be a…

Electrical System ODI 11705254 12/16/2025

A month after buying my vehicle in February of 2024, while driving my vehicle the screen behind my steering wheel will black out and come back on and do a system check as if I had just turned my car on. It happens at all times of day, at all speeds. I kept a log of some of the incidences and there are no two that are the same. I have even been in park with the car on and it wi…

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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 2024 Kia Sportage, or check your exact car by VIN with the free VIN lookup.

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Questions

FAQ

Is the 2024 Kia Sportage reliable?
Owners have filed 73 safety complaints with NHTSA for the 2024 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.