Lights complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2017 Kia Sportage has 12 NHTSA lights complaints and 0 lights-related recalls.
12
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2025 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ENGINE | Engine light came on flashing on the dash. Went to O’reily auto shop to get it checked and their sca... |
| Sep 26, 2023 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | My KIA Sportage 2017 headlights malfunctioned by flickering on and off and the screen and dashboard ... |
| Jan 27, 2023 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | Headlights have started flickering. The dash lights and radio also went out completely and came bac... |
| Jan 26, 2021 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES | RECENTLY I HAD A CAR ACCIDENT , MY CAR BREAKS FAILED TO STOP WHEN I WAS DRIVING, MY KIA WAS GIVING M... |
| Jun 25, 2019 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT LAMP LENS IS TURNING YELLOW, VERY DISTORTED. *TR |
| Jan 24, 2018 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | NEWER MODEL KIA SPORTAGE VEHICLES HAVE LOW MOUNTED TURN SIGNALS THAT ARE SEPERATE FROM THE REST OF T... |
| Nov 1, 2017 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | SAFETY ISSUE: 2017 KIA SPORTAGE REAR TURN SIGNALS NOT INTEGRATED INTO THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND TOO LOW T... |
| Oct 14, 2017 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | FMVSS 108,TABLE I-A, DAYTIME RUNNING LAMP (DRL), DEVICE ACTIVATION REQUIRES THAT DRLS BE "AUTOMATICA... |
| Sep 1, 2017 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | THE FOCUSED BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON LOW BEAM ARE EXTREMELY BRIGHT WHEN SET TO KIA STANDARDS. ONCOMING TRA... |
| May 17, 2017 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | RE: 2017 KIA SPORTAGE EX. THE REAR TURN SIGNALS AND THE BACK-UP LIGHTS ARE IN-CONSPICUOUSLY LOCATED... |
| Mar 28, 2017 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | WHEN PURCHASED IN MAY, 2017, THE HEADLIGHTS HAD TO BE ADJUSTED AS THEY WERE AIMED TOO HIGH. THE ADJU... |
| Jul 13, 2016 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | HIGHLIGHTS TO BRIGHT, CAN NOT DRIVE AT NIGHT WITHOUT GETTING HIGH BEAM BY MOST CARS THAT PASS |