FaultScore

Worst years for a KIA Sportage Hybrid

Owners have filed 231 complaints about the KIA Sportage Hybrid with NHTSA across model years 2023 to 2026. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

2023 KIA Sportage Hybrid

169 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.

Cleanest on record

2025 KIA Sportage Hybrid

26 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every KIA Sportage Hybrid year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2026 4 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2025 C 26 8 0 Electrical System
2024 C 32 3 0 3,200 Acceleration & Cruise Control
2023 D 169 5 0 15,000 Electrical System

What breaks on a KIA Sportage Hybrid

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Worst in 2023

Worst in 2023

Engine & Cooling 31 13.4%

Worst in 2023

Worst in 2023

Transmission & Drivetrain 21 9.1%

Worst in 2023

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 19 8.2%

Worst in 2023

Brakes 17 7.4%

Worst in 2023

Fuel & Propulsion 17 7.4%

Worst in 2023

Steering 6 2.6%

Worst in 2025

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 5 2.2%

Worst in 2023

Body & Structure 3 1.3%

Worst in 2023

Seat Belts 3 1.3%

Worst in 2023

Lights 2 0.9%

Worst in 2023

Airbags 1 0.4%

Worst in 2023

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every KIA Sportage Hybrid, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Sep 2022 peak 18 Aug 2026

Compare the KIA Sportage Hybrid

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.