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What 394 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 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 (394)Crash / fire / injury (47)Engine (215)Electrical system (62)Transmission & drivetrain (40)Brakes (25)Body & structure (24)Fuel system (24)Speed control (17)Airbags (16)Lights (14)Steering (9)

1 of 394 complaints match · Lights · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Mar 10, 2021LightsBrakesCrash1 injury

RECENTLY I HAD A CAR ACCIDENT , MY CAR BREAKS FAILED TO STOP WHEN I WAS DRIVING, MY KIA WAS GIVING ME ALERTS WITH TIRES PRESURES, NEEDS A LT S IDE BRAKE LAMP REPLACED IN MULTIPLE TIMES, BRAKES ROTATORS BEEN CHANGED, SMELL OF BURNT CABLE INSULATION, CAN YOU INVESTIGATE IF IT COULD BE RELATED TO THE RECALLS NKS TWICE,*DT*JB

NHTSA ODI 11400198

Working with the data? Download all 394 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 2017 Kia Sportage Plug-in Hybrid verdict →