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Kia Sportage · Plug-in Hybrid
2023 · phev, suv
4 measured figures
4 of the 9 figures this market publishes for a car like this one are measured for this car. This market publishes no overall score, so there is no share of a composite weight to measure confidence against; figures_measured says how many of this market's figures the row carries, and contributing_publishers says who measured them

Measured figures

Tailpipe CO₂ (charge-weighted)60 g/kmMeasured by EPA · CO₂ basis: charge_weighted · configuration: Sportage Plug-in Hybrid · also 96 g/mile
Engine horsepowerFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
EPA test weightFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
Recall campaignsFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis

3 more measured figures for this car — Engine horsepower, EPA test weight, Recall campaigns — each with the publisher that measured it and the basis it is on. Free to read with an account.

Figures this car does not carry

Fuel economyNot published for this cara fuel-economy figure was published for this car (35.0 mpg) and is withheld here: it is not comparable with the other cars in this list
Fuel economy (MPGe)Not published for this carEPA publishes a combined MPGe for every plug-in hybrid (the phevComb column of its fuel economy file): a blend of petrol and electricity weighted by an assumed share of electric driving, which is not the electricity-only figure the cars in this list are measured on. This site does not read that column, so it publishes no MPGe for this car
Tailpipe CO₂Not published for this carthe CO₂ figure published for this car (60 g/km) is a composite that credits part of the miles to grid electricity at zero tailpipe and weights them against the miles burning fuel, so it is smaller than what the car emits with its battery empty and is not the quantity every car in this list states. It is published as Tailpipe CO₂ (charge-weighted)
HorsepowerNot published for this carNot published for this car. The record's own reason is free to read with an account.
Kerb weightNot published for this carNot published for this car. The record's own reason is free to read with an account.
WarrantyNot published for this carNot published for this car. The record's own reason is free to read with an account.
NHTSA overall ratingNot published for this carNot published for this car. The record's own reason is free to read with an account.
Complaints per 10,000 builtNot published for this carNot published for this car. The record's own reason is free to read with an account.
PriceNot published for this carNot published for this car. The record's own reason is free to read with an account.

5-Year Running Costs

Fuelnot estimated — A plug-in hybrid's fuel use depends on how much of its driving is done on the battery, so it has no consumption figure that means the same as another car's, and its fuel cost is not estimated.
Insurance$9,885 (modelled)
Maintenance$5,200 (class estimate)
Repairs$8,000 (modelled)
Depreciationnot estimated — we hold no purchase price for this car, and it is not assumed.
Totalnot estimated — a component above is unknown or modelled

Running costs only — the purchase price is not included. The five-year running cost is an ESTIMATE, not a measurement of this car: only its fuel half is computed from the car's own measured consumption and a dated pump price (see fuel_price_source and fuel_price_as_of in the market's own figures); insurance, maintenance and repairs are class models. It orders no list and is not one of this market's published figures. Insurance, maintenance and repairs are models, not figures for this car: insurance from its power, weight and crash rating, maintenance from its make's class, repairs from its complaint and recall counts. They are shown for scale and are not used to rank it. Confidence is low: several components are modelled from class averages.

Known Issues

ENGINE
3 complaint(s)
STRUCTURE:BODY
3 complaint(s)
I was driving and heard a loud pop like a gunshot and then the sound of glass breaking. When I inspected, the sunroof had just shattered for no reason. All the edges of the sunroof have a shatter line…
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
3 complaint(s)
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
3 complaint(s)
I have experienced a dangerous bug where cruise control shoots immediately to 110mph. I have experienced three incidents in the last 15 months. Too busy trying to disengage the accelerating vehicle to…
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2 complaint(s)
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
2 complaint(s)
the rear collision avoidance can not be disabled permanently. This becomes an issue when backing up while towing, or with a bike rack equipped, as the vehicle will slam on the brakes every time the dr…
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2 complaint(s)
Fuel reading is inaccurate. Range miles drop drastically while traveling. Vehicle says it’s is out of fuels when there is more than a half a tax. Fuel range miles go from 313 miles while vehicle is of…
AIR BAGS
1 complaint(s) · 1 reports a crash, fire, injury or death
The contact owns a 2023 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 MPH a second vehicle suddenly crashed into the driver's side of the vehicle. During the crash, no air bags…
BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS
1 complaint(s)
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
1 complaint(s)
The contact owns a 2023 Kia Sportage PHEV. The contact stated that while the vehicle was being charged, the battery failed to fully charge. The contact stated that the vehicle was only able to drive f…

The 10 components named in the most complaints are shown, of 16 named in all.

These complaints are filed under SPORTAGE, SPORTAGE PHEV, names that include one NHTSA also uses for other versions of this car, so some may concern those versions.

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