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What 122 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Kia Sportage Plug-in Hybrid

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (122)Crash / fire / injury (4)Engine (71)Brakes (24)Electrical system (8)Fuel system (8)Visibility & wipers (7)Speed control (4)Transmission & drivetrain (4)Airbags (3)Body & structure (3)Engine & cooling (2)

1 of 122 complaints match · Visibility & wipers · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Jul 25, 2014Visibility & wipersBody & structure1 injury

MY 5YEARS DAUGHTER HAVE HER WINDOW LITTLE OPEN WHEN SHE HAS HER FINGER ON THE WINDOW. I CLOSED THE WINDOW WITHOUT NOTICED THAT SHE HAS HER FINGER THERE. REALLY HURTS HER AND DIDN'T GET SO BAD BECAUSE SHE WAS FASTER IM WONDERING IF KIA DOESN'T PROVIDE A SAFETY LOCKER FOR WINDOWS PLEASEEEEEEEEEEE *TR

NHTSA ODI 10616427

Working with the data? Download all 122 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 19, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2014 Kia Sportage Plug-in Hybrid verdict →