KIA Sportage vs Toyota Prius

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	KIA Sportage	Toyota Prius
Complaints on file	6,818	15,604
Model years covered	1995–2026	2000–2026
Worst model year	2017	2010
Best model year	1995	2025
Crashes reported	467	1,472
Fires reported	317	101
Injuries reported	306	604
Deaths reported	3	18
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	16%	14.1%

KIA Sportage by year

88 98 299 558 493 462 354 321 4 93 169 113 138 120 28 264 454 449 154 195 185 561 229 103 206 62 68 316 101 90 43

95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 2,028 29.7%

Electrical System 656 9.6%

Brakes 632 9.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 486 7.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 484 7.1%

Other & Unspecified 482 7.1%

Airbags 297 4.4%

Body & Structure 286 4.2%

Toyota Prius by year

4 215 201 123 737 1,298 1,690 2,451 1,894 644 3,486 665 544 550 283 217 215 127 46 54 23 11 31 26 35 29 5

00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Brakes 4,578 29.3%

Lights 3,536 22.7%

Electrical System 1,608 10.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1,049 6.7%

Engine & Cooling 785 5.0%

Other & Unspecified 559 3.6%

Airbags 436 2.8%

Body & Structure 432 2.8%