Aug 5, 2023Transmission & drivetrainSeat beltsEngineFire
the continued to over heat smoke and has burning smell and seat belt stop tracting and retracting
NHTSA ODI 11536626
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What 68 owners told NHTSA about the 2019 Kia Sportage 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 (68)Crash / fire / injury (7)Engine (34)Electrical system (10)Brakes (7)Fuel system (7)Transmission & drivetrain (7)Airbags (3)Lights (3)Trailer Hitches (3)Body & structure (2)Driver assistance (2)
1 of 68 complaints match · Transmission & drivetrain · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters
Working with the data? Download all 68 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 14, 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 2019 Kia Sportage Phev verdict →