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Kia Sportage HybridYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 152 owner complaints and 2 safety recalls on record for the Kia Sportage Hybrid.

Kia Sportage Hybrid
Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints152Top: Electrical systemSafety recalls22023–2027 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Charles from Port Chester, New York, CC0.

Best & worst years

Kia Sportage Hybrid years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Sportage Hybrid median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2027Too new–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2026Too new–/10011 complaints · 1 recall2025Too new–/10015 complaints · 0 recalls2024Not rated–/10023 complaints · 0 recalls2023Not rated–/100102 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Kia Sportage Hybrid problems

All model years combined: 152 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Electrical system532
Vehicle speed control352
Engine340
Power train251
Service brakes213
Forward collision avoidance162
Fuel/propulsion system152
Steering92
Visibility/wiper50
14 other systems254
2 recalls

Kia Sportage Hybrid recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

92%Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel26V-046 · 2026 · Jan 26, 2026 · 42,677 vehicles88%Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel23V-298 · 2023 · Apr 26, 2023 · 108,936 vehicles