2022 Kia Sportage problems, recalls & reliability
Based on 45 NHTSA owner complaints, 1 recall campaign and government crash-test data for 2022 Kia Sportage vehicles.
Vehanta risk score out of 100, calculated only from the counted evidence below — not a guess, and not an opinion.
- Owner complaints — 45 NHTSA complaints on file-1
- Recalls — 1 recall campaign for this model year-3
- Crash / fire reports — 6 crash reports and 2 fire reports among complaints-1
- NCAP safety rating — 5-star overall government crash rating+10
Most-reported problem areas
What owners of similar 2022 Kia Sportage vehicles reported to NHTSA, by component.
- ENGINE13 reports
- TRAILER HITCHES4 reports
- FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE3 reports
- VISIBILITY3 reports
- STEERING2 reports
- UNKNOWN OR OTHER2 reports
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM1 reports
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE1 reports
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY/WIPER1 reports
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1 reports
Recalls (1)
- TRAILER HITCHES22V703000
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2016-2022 Sorento, 2021-2022 Sorento Hybrid (HEV), 2022-2023 Sorento Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV), and 2017-2022 Sportage vehicles equipped with a tow hitch harness installed as original equipment, or purchased as an accessory through a Kia dealership. Debris and moisture accumulation on the tow hitch harness module printed circuit board (PCB) may cause an electrical short, which can result in a fire.
Crash-test ratings
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