KIA Sportage problems reported in New Jersey
212 of the 6,792 complaints filed about the KIA Sportage came from New Jersey, 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.
212
Complaints from New Jersey
7
Crashes
7
Fires
1998
Worst model year
What failed
Engine & Cooling
71
33.5%
Brakes
20
9.4%
Other & Unspecified
17
8.0%
Transmission & Drivetrain
14
6.6%
Fuel & Propulsion
13
6.1%
Electrical System
13
6.1%
Body & Structure
12
5.7%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
11
5.2%
Equipment & Accessories
6
2.8%
Lights
5
2.4%
Airbags
5
2.4%
Doors, Latches & Locks
4
1.9%
By model year
1997 Sportage
23
10.8%
1998 Sportage
41
19.3%
1999 Sportage
14
6.6%
2000 Sportage
13
6.1%
2001 Sportage
11
5.2%
2002 Sportage
10
4.7%
2005 Sportage
1
0.5%
2006 Sportage
3
1.4%
2007 Sportage
1
0.5%
2008 Sportage
5
2.4%
2011 Sportage
9
4.2%
2012 Sportage
13
6.1%
2013 Sportage
12
5.7%
2014 Sportage
3
1.4%
2015 Sportage
4
1.9%
2016 Sportage
1
0.5%
2017 Sportage
18
8.5%
2018 Sportage
4
1.9%
2019 Sportage
5
2.4%
2020 Sportage
5
2.4%
2021 Sportage
2
0.9%
2022 Sportage
4
1.9%
2023 Sportage
9
4.2%
2025 Sportage
1
0.5%
Cities reporting most
Bloomfield
21
28.4%
Howell
7
9.5%
Newark
7
9.5%
Brick
6
8.1%
Sparta
6
8.1%
Hackensack
5
6.8%
Jamesburg
4
5.4%
East Orange
4
5.4%
Phillipsburg
4
5.4%
Trenton
4
5.4%
EGG Harbor Township
3
4.1%
Glen Gardner
3
4.1%