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Kia Sportage Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 31 recall campaigns for the Kia Sportage, across 24 model years from 2000 to 2025. The 2023 has the most (6); the fewest among years with a recall is 2025 (1).

Kia Sportage years to avoid by our method: 2000 (4.1× the median year), 2001 (3.6× the median year), 2002 (2.8× the median year), 2017 (4.3× the median year), 2018 (2.2× the median year) and 2020 (3.3× the median year).

Model years
24

2000–2025, with a recall

Recall campaigns
31
Most recalls
2023

6 recalls

Owner complaints
3,835

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 3,835 complaints with NHTSA about the Kia Sportage across 26 model years; the most, 403, concern the 2017.

Owners marked a crash on 217 of the Kia Sportage complaints (6%) and a fire on 190.

Across all Kia Sportage model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 1,494 complaints), then the electrical system (495).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Kia Sportage in 2022: 355, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Kia Sportage is service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module, in 14 model-year listings.

The newest Kia Sportage recall, 25V874000, was reported on December 17, 2025 and concerns the trailer hitches.

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2003 Kia Sportage, model year owners have filed complaints about.

Kia Sportage years to avoid

The 2017 Kia Sportage stands out most: 117 complaints between 2016 and 2020, 55% of them naming the engine.

The 2017 also carries 4 recalls, against a median of 3 for the ranked Kia Sportage years.

The best-measured Kia Sportage years are 2014 (0.4×), 2007 (0.7×) and 2009 (0.8×).

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Kia Sportage, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2026027—not ranked
2025155—not ranked
2024375—not ranked
20236193—not ranked
202214635
1.1×
202125422
0.9×
2020avoid216370
3.3×
201927123
0.9×
2018avoid316556
2.2×
2017avoid4403117
4.3×
2016213429
1.1×
2015214621
0.8×
2014312512
0.4×
2013338121
0.8×
2012539218
0.8×
2011618140
1.9×
20102203not ranked
200938011
0.8×
200839818
0.8×
200727719
0.7×
2006111123
1.1×
200536820
0.9×
2003041not ranked
2002avoid323489
2.8×
2001avoid2228113
3.6×
2000avoid4304145
4.1×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Kia Sportage years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Kia Sportage

  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE14
  • TRAILER HITCHES9
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH8
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS8
  • ENGINE3
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS3
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE3
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING3
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS2
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING2

Kia Sportage model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Kia Sportage recall campaign (31)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Kia Sportage, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
25V874000December 17, 2025trailer hitches2024–2025crash5,046
24V422000June 7, 2024steering: electric power assist system2024crash1,075
24V025000January 18, 2024structure: body: roof and pillars2023–2024crash101,049
23V652000September 25, 2023service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module2010–2013fire and injurypark outside1,730,192
23V531000July 31, 2023power train: automatic transmission: fluid/lubricant: pump2023firepark outside39,765
23V410000June 7, 2023service brakes, hydraulic: power assist2023crash98,944
23V298000April 26, 2023electrical system: instrument cluster/panel2023crash108,936
22V878000November 28, 2022air bags: side/window: curtain2023injury76,918
22V800000October 24, 2022service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module2008–2009fire and injurypark outside71,704
22V703000September 19, 2022trailer hitches2017–2022fire and injurypark outside70,887
22V651000August 29, 2022electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator2023crash and fire19,701
22V051000February 2, 2022service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module2014–2016fire and injurypark outside126,747
21V137000March 4, 2021service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module2017–2021fire and injurypark outside379,931
20V750000December 2, 2020engine2012fire and injury294,756
19V101000February 15, 2019engine2011–2012crash and fire32,296
18V907000December 19, 2018fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2011–2018fire71,653
17V224000March 31, 2017engine and engine cooling: engine2011–2013crash618,160
16V862000November 30, 2016trailer hitches2017crash10,212
16V815000November 10, 2016electrical system: wiring2008–2009fire71,704
15V360000June 9, 2015exterior lighting: brake lights: switch2011crash7,722
14V023000January 27, 2014equipment: other: labels2014crash11,961
13V114000April 1, 2013exterior lighting: brake lights: switch2007–2011crash980,377
09V130000April 17, 2009exterior lighting: brake lights: switch2006–2007crash139,844
07V161000April 16, 2007engine and engine cooling: cooling system: fan2002injury35,090
05V318000July 8, 2005parking brake2005crash3,672
05V212000May 3, 2005fuel system, gasoline: storage2005fire10,360
05V120000March 29, 2005electronic stability control: automatic (asc)2005crash7,619
04V305000June 24, 2004seat belts: front: buckle assembly2000—251,594
00V205000July 27, 2000electrical system2000injury66,482
09E012000exterior lighting2000–2002crash—
09E025000exterior lighting: headlights2000–2002crash—

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Kia Sportage. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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