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What 64 owners told NHTSA about the 2024 Kia Sportage Hev

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 (64)Crash / fire / injury (7)Electrical system (12)Visibility & wipers (10)Engine (9)Brakes (7)Driver assistance (7)Body & structure (6)Speed control (4)Airbags (3)Fuel system (3)Steering (3)

1 of 64 complaints match · Steering · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Sep 12, 2025SteeringBrakesDriver assistanceCrash2 injuries

The car emergency brake component was faculty and kicked in at an inappropriate time. When the emergency brake occurs you are unable to move the car at all. Being unable to move put myself and my passenger seater at risk for bring hit to which we were. The vehicle was not inspected due to Kia Corporate office not answering the phone.

NHTSA ODI 11687004

Working with the data? Download all 64 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 2024 Kia Sportage Hev verdict →