NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Kia Sportage Recalls
The 2011 Kia Sportage has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 25, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Kia Sportage. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 181
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
8 fires
On a 2011 Kia Sportage, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2011 Kia Sportage
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 23V652000
- Reported
- September 25, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,730,192
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2010, 2012–2013 Sportage, 11 other models
Engine
- Campaign
- 19V101000
- Reported
- February 15, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 32,296
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 2012 Sportage
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 18V907000
- Reported
- December 19, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 71,653
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2018 Sportage, 2 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 17V224000
- Reported
- March 31, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 618,160
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2013 Sportage, 2 other models
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 15V360000
- Reported
- June 9, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,722
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2011 Kia Sportage
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 13V114000
- Reported
- April 1, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 980,377
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2010 Sportage, 8 other models
2011 Kia Sportage complaints by year
NHTSA has received 181 owner complaints about the 2011 Kia Sportage, the newest on June 20, 2026. Of these, 7 describe a crash (4%) and 8 a fire; owners reported 8 injuries.
In complaints about the 2011 Kia Sportage, the component group named most often is the engine (43%), followed by the electrical system (21%) and the power train (13%).
1 of the 2011 Kia Sportage's 6 recalls also concerns the engine.
Where 2011 Kia Sportage owners gave the mileage (122 complaints), the median was 78,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine77
- Electrical System38
- Power Train23
- Unknown Or Other23
- Exterior Lighting12
- Service Brakes12
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 11 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 8 | |
| 2013 | 9 | |
| 2014 | 12 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 9 | |
| 2017 | 17 | |
| 2018 | 18 | |
| 2019 | 31 | |
| 2020 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 23 | |
| 2025 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2011 Kia Sportage peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 31. 22% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2011 vehicles, the 2011 Kia Sportage drew 1.9× the complaints of the median Kia Sportage year in the same window: 7th highest of the 20 ranked years.
The 181 complaints about the 2011 Kia Sportage are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Sportage by model year
Other 2011 Kia models
Newest record on this page: June 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted