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Kia Sportage
2023 · gas, suv
5 measured figures
5 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

Fuel economy28 mpg (US gallons)Measured by EPA · configuration: Sportage FWD
Tailpipe CO₂200 g/kmMeasured by EPA · CO₂ basis: tailpipe_rated · configuration: Sportage FWD · also 322 g/mile
HorsepowerFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
Recall campaignsFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
Complaints per 10,000 builtFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis

3 more measured figures for this car — Horsepower, Recall campaigns, Complaints per 10,000 built — 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 economy (MPGe)Not published for this carFuel economy (MPGe) is published for electric and hydrogen cars, whose economy is published as MPGe: energy converted at 33.7 kWh per gallon, not fuel burned; this car is not one of them, so the figure is not the same quantity for it
Tailpipe CO₂ (charge-weighted)Not published for this carthis car's CO₂ is published as the tailpipe rating for the car driven as rated on the test cycle (200 g/km), not as a composite weighted across electric and fuel-burning miles, so it is not the quantity this list orders. It is published as Tailpipe CO₂
Engine 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.
EPA test 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.
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

Fuel$10,643
Insurance$9,980 (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. Fuel is this car's own combined consumption over 13,800 miles a year at $4.319 a US gallon of petrol (U.S. Energy Information Administration, Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update: U.S. regular gasoline retail price, all formulations, weekly, 2026-09-14). 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

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
46 complaint(s) · 3 report a crash, fire, injury or death
I was driving to Christmas Eve service and heard a very loud explosion from the top of 2023 Kia Sportage. I then started hearing air coming from my panoramic sunroof. I pulled to the side of the road…
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
37 complaint(s) · 2 report a crash, fire, injury or death
The screen flashes will completely go blank.
ENGINE
35 complaint(s) · 2 report a crash, fire, injury or death
While driving on the engine turned off without warning The car stalled in the middle of traffic.
SERVICE BRAKES
29 complaint(s) · 6 report a crash, fire, injury or death
I was notified that my vehicle has a recall on the brake booster. My inspection was scheduled August 10, 2023 and I was advised that my vehicle was in fact a vehicle that had a defective part. The dea…
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
16 complaint(s) · 5 report a crash, fire, injury or death
POWER TRAIN
15 complaint(s)
7/17/23 Vehicle starting lunging erratically down a busy highway while driving. Called dealership to make appointment. The car was taken in on 7/19/23. Dealership reports the transmission blew and met…
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
12 complaint(s) · 6 report a crash, fire, injury or death
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
11 complaint(s) · 1 reports a crash, fire, injury or death
This is a new vehicle with only 1200 miles on it. I was told by Gunther Kia in Ft. Lauderdale that my car could be serviced at any Kia dealership. The car has developed a fuel injection problem. Wh…
AIR BAGS
10 complaint(s) · 6 report a crash, fire, injury or death
My airbag light has been on since I got my vehicle. The dealership said it is the front side impact sensor that is failing. If I were to get into an accident my front airbag would not deploy. The deal…
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
10 complaint(s) · 3 report a crash, fire, injury or death
The contact owns a 2023 Kia Sportage. The contact stated after his wife stopped at a traffic light, the vehicle accelerated independently and caused to crash the vehicle ahead of them. The contact sta…

The 10 components named in the most complaints are shown, of 44 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.

Data sources