Oct 17, 2022SteeringElectrical systemCrash
My car was stolen from the Kia challenge
NHTSA ODI 11489673
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What 158 owners told NHTSA about the 2018 Kia Sportage Phev Phev
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 (158)Crash / fire / injury (17)Engine (85)Electrical system (28)Transmission & drivetrain (17)Brakes (11)Fuel system (10)Steering (9)Speed control (8)Body & structure (6)Lights (6)Engine & cooling (5)
3 of 158 complaints match · Steering · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters
Jan 26, 2022SteeringCrash
This Kia Sportage's alarm system does not go off when the passenger front window is broken. My car was broken into and the youth stripped the steering column and was able to start my car without needing the key nor having the key within the vehicle. This is a security issue and allows the vehicles to be easily stolen. These safety issues should be address and fixed immediately by Kia. The federal government should also hold Kia responsible for the spike in stolen vehicles across the U.S. seeing they know about the issue but have done nothing to fix it. The vehicle was then crashed and left running by the youth. I have included the estimate from Progressive to get it fixed.
NHTSA ODI 11449031
Sep 12, 2019SteeringElectrical systemBrakesCrash1 injury
ALL ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION AND LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES RESULTING IN HEADING CRASH
NHTSA ODI 11255041
Working with the data? Download all 158 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 2018 Kia Sportage Phev Phev verdict →