Nissan Quest vs KIA Sportage

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	Nissan Quest	KIA Sportage
Complaints on file	2,918	6,792
Model years covered	1991–2017	1995–2026
Worst model year	2004	2017
Best model year	2013	1995
Crashes reported	122	464
Fires reported	79	314
Injuries reported	116	303
Deaths reported	5	3
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	11%	16%

Nissan Quest by year

1 4 164 195 205 174 127 56 165 120 57 38 651 124 108 311 75 29 92 139 22 22 16 16 7

91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 04 05 06 07 08 09 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 395 13.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 336 11.5%

Electrical System 272 9.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 239 8.2%

Body & Structure 231 7.9%

Brakes 212 7.3%

Airbags 146 5.0%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 141 4.8%

KIA Sportage by year

88 98 299 558 493 462 354 321 4 93 169 113 138 120 28 264 454 449 154 195 183 560 226 102 205 62 67 310 97 86 40

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 2,024 29.8%

Electrical System 653 9.6%

Brakes 632 9.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 485 7.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 483 7.1%

Other & Unspecified 478 7.0%

Airbags 297 4.4%

Body & Structure 285 4.2%