KIA Sportage problems reported in Alabama
75 of the 6,792 complaints filed about the KIA Sportage came from Alabama, most often about the engine & cooling.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
75
Complaints from Alabama
11
Crashes
2
Fires
2012
Worst model year
What failed
Engine & Cooling
24
32.0%
Brakes
8
10.7%
Electrical System
7
9.3%
Fuel & Propulsion
4
5.3%
Suspension
4
5.3%
Airbags
4
5.3%
Transmission & Drivetrain
4
5.3%
Other & Unspecified
3
4.0%
Body & Structure
3
4.0%
Steering
3
4.0%
Equipment & Accessories
2
2.7%
By model year
1995 Sportage
1
1.3%
1996 Sportage
6
8.0%
1997 Sportage
2
2.7%
1999 Sportage
1
1.3%
2000 Sportage
6
8.0%
2001 Sportage
2
2.7%
2002 Sportage
5
6.7%
2007 Sportage
2
2.7%
2008 Sportage
1
1.3%
2009 Sportage
2
2.7%
2012 Sportage
8
10.7%
2013 Sportage
3
4.0%
2015 Sportage
1
1.3%
2016 Sportage
4
5.3%
2017 Sportage
6
8.0%
2018 Sportage
5
6.7%
2019 Sportage
1
1.3%
2020 Sportage
6
8.0%
2021 Sportage
1
1.3%
2023 Sportage
8
10.7%
2024 Sportage
1
1.3%
2026 Sportage
3
4.0%
Cities reporting most
Birmingham
15
27.3%
Mobile
7
12.7%
Montgomery
5
9.1%
Muscle Shoals
4
7.3%
Theodore
4
7.3%
Tuscaloosa
4
7.3%
Shelby
3
5.5%
Pleasant Grove
3
5.5%
Magnolia Springs
3
5.5%
Auburn
3
5.5%
Oxford
2
3.6%
Selma
2
3.6%