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What 158 owners told NHTSA about the 2018 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 (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)

6 of 158 complaints match · Body & structure · clear filters

Nov 1, 2025Body & structure

I purchased a 2018 Kia Sportage and ever since the last few years the paint is starting to come off of this vehicle. I do not go through any type of car wash. I washed it at home. It is getting worse and worse than certain spots, I do not want any monetary for this I would just appreciate getting what I should have, which is fresh paint that last. The paint in the front bumper underneath the hood area is all coming off and it’s like white. Then on the roof of that vehicle, there’s white spots of the clearcoat actually coming off the whole vehicle. If you look also at my hood of the vehicle, you can see spots as well.

NHTSA ODI 11696946

Aug 7, 2023Body & structure

Driving down interstate, mid-morning, and my front sunroof imploded. VERY loud, like a bomb or gunshot. Shattered glass everywhere, all over myself and my car. I jerked, almost hitting a vehicle to my left. Correcting, and almost got hit by an 18 wheeler. Made it over, got off Interstate, was disoriented, ran a stop sign I think. Was the absolute worst sound.

NHTSA ODI 11536965

Apr 23, 2023Transmission & drivetrainBody & structureEngine

My 2018 kia Sportage got stolen and never received a letter from kia to prevent this from happening knowingly kias of this year and model were being stolen and mine got stolen March 23, 2023 is there any help for me ?

NHTSA ODI 11518568

Jul 21, 2022Body & structure

White pearl paint chipping off on front bumper and hood.

NHTSA ODI 11475094

Jul 9, 2022Body & structure

The clear coat on my 2018 KIA sportage has started to peel on side mirrors and roof.

NHTSA ODI 11473015

Jul 29, 2021Electrical systemBody & structure

Car dash lights will go dim and when I drive I feel like I'm not getting enough power and when I drive my car will pull

NHTSA ODI 11426911

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 Plug-in Hybrid verdict →