NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Kia Sportage Recalls
The 2018 Kia Sportage has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 19, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Kia Sportage. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 165
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
12 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 Kia Sportage, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2018 Kia Sportage
Trailer hitches
- Campaign
- 22V703000
- Reported
- September 19, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 70,887
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2017, 2019–2022 Sportage, 3 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 21V137000
- Reported
- March 4, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 379,931
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2017, 2019–2021 Sportage, 1 other model
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 2011–2017 Sportage, 2 other models
2018 Kia Sportage complaints by year
NHTSA has received 165 owner complaints about the 2018 Kia Sportage, the newest on October 21, 2026. Of these, 7 describe a crash (4%) and 12 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2018 Kia Sportage, the component group named most often is the engine (55%), followed by the electrical system (18%) and the power train (11%).
None of the 2018 Kia Sportage's 3 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2018 Kia Sportage owners gave the mileage (51 complaints), the median was 18,400 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine91
- Electrical System30
- Unknown Or Other20
- Power Train18
- Fuel/Propulsion System11
- Steering9
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 25 | |
| 2020 | 9 | |
| 2021 | 14 | |
| 2022 | 18 | |
| 2023 | 25 | |
| 2024 | 13 | |
| 2025 | 33 | |
| 2026 | 20 |
Complaints about the 2018 Kia Sportage peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 33. 34% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2018 vehicles, the 2018 Kia Sportage drew 2.2× the complaints of the median Kia Sportage year in the same window: 6th highest of the 20 ranked years.
That makes 2018 one of the Kia Sportage years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 165 complaints about the 2018 Kia Sportage are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Sportage by model year
Other 2018 Kia models
Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted