KIA Sportage problems reported in West Virginia
72 of the 6,792 complaints filed about the KIA Sportage came from West Virginia, 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.
72
Complaints from West Virginia
7
Crashes
5
Fires
2000
Worst model year
What failed
Engine & Cooling
19
26.4%
Transmission & Drivetrain
8
11.1%
Other & Unspecified
7
9.7%
Brakes
7
9.7%
Fuel & Propulsion
6
8.3%
Body & Structure
6
8.3%
Airbags
4
5.6%
Electrical System
4
5.6%
Suspension
3
4.2%
Seat Belts
1
1.4%
By model year
1996 Sportage
1
1.4%
1997 Sportage
2
2.8%
1998 Sportage
4
5.6%
1999 Sportage
4
5.6%
2000 Sportage
10
13.9%
2001 Sportage
4
5.6%
2002 Sportage
2
2.8%
2005 Sportage
3
4.2%
2008 Sportage
1
1.4%
2009 Sportage
3
4.2%
2010 Sportage
1
1.4%
2011 Sportage
8
11.1%
2012 Sportage
3
4.2%
2013 Sportage
5
6.9%
2016 Sportage
2
2.8%
2017 Sportage
2
2.8%
2018 Sportage
5
6.9%
2019 Sportage
3
4.2%
2020 Sportage
7
9.7%
2022 Sportage
2
2.8%
Cities reporting most
Charleston
5
16.1%
ST Marys
3
9.7%
Belington
3
9.7%
South Charleston
3
9.7%
Lost Creek
3
9.7%
MT. Nebo
2
6.5%
Kegley
2
6.5%
Erbacon
2
6.5%
Coal City
2
6.5%
Hinton
2
6.5%
Chapmanville
2
6.5%
Augusta
2
6.5%