KIA Sportage problems reported in Maine
57 of the 6,792 complaints filed about the KIA Sportage came from Maine, most often about the transmission & drivetrain.
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.
57
Complaints from Maine
5
Crashes
0
Fires
1998
Worst model year
What failed
Transmission & Drivetrain
9
15.8%
Other & Unspecified
7
12.3%
Fuel & Propulsion
6
10.5%
Brakes
6
10.5%
Electrical System
6
10.5%
Engine & Cooling
6
10.5%
Body & Structure
4
7.0%
Suspension
3
5.3%
Seat Belts
2
3.5%
Wheels
2
3.5%
Airbags
2
3.5%
By model year
1997 Sportage
2
3.5%
1998 Sportage
19
33.3%
1999 Sportage
3
5.3%
2000 Sportage
3
5.3%
2001 Sportage
7
12.3%
2002 Sportage
4
7.0%
2011 Sportage
1
1.8%
2015 Sportage
3
5.3%
2017 Sportage
5
8.8%
2018 Sportage
4
7.0%
2022 Sportage
3
5.3%
2024 Sportage
3
5.3%
Cities reporting most
South Portland
7
17.9%
Brunswick
4
10.3%
Arburn
3
7.7%
Madison
3
7.7%
S. Portland
3
7.7%
Mexico
3
7.7%
Albion
3
7.7%
Lewiston
3
7.7%
Yarmouth
3
7.7%
York
3
7.7%
Plymouth
2
5.1%
Winterport
2
5.1%