Other complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2020 Kia Sportage has 24 NHTSA other complaints and 1 other-related recall.
24
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
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TRAILER HITCHES
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2016-2022 Sorento, 2021-2022 Sorento Hybrid (HEV), 2022-2023 Sorento Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV), and 2017-2022...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | I was driving my 2020 Kia Sportage recently and experienced a safety issue 3 times within 30 minutes... |
| Jan 28, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | [XXX] the vehicle was driven approx. 20-25 miles and parked at a local grocery store in front of th... |
| Jun 10, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | The engine has excessive engine oil consumption. Frequent oil changes and payment for oil. Vehicle a... |
| May 26, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The anti theft software failed. The vehicle is not available for inspection it was stolen. The veh... |
| Feb 2, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FIRERELATED | As I was driving down the road,I started to see steam/smoke coming out of the enginge. I went to pu... |
| Dec 29, 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Car has barely any power and it will not accelerate more than 40 mph. It stutters from a stop to mo... |
| Aug 5, 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | On the evening of Saturday, August 5, while driving to dinner with my wife, an unexpected and startl... |
| Jul 1, 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The Kia with big radio screen suffers of delamination on the screen. The issue is noted on all Kia v... |
| May 10, 2023 | TRAILER HITCHES | The contact owns a 2020 Kia Sportage. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22... |
| Dec 28, 2022 | TRAILER HITCHES | The contact owns a 2020 Kia Sportage. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22... |
| Oct 30, 2022 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM,BACK OVER PREVENTION,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | I have and had many problems including: Steering components that break suddenly, causing partial or... |
| Oct 3, 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Where you insert the Key to start the car can be broken and started with a cell phone charger which ... |
| Aug 25, 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | My engine seized while driving. I had it immediately towed to the local Kia dealership for inspectio... |
| Aug 4, 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | My car was stolen August 4, 2022. My 2020 Kia Sportage was stolen out of my yard they smashed the ba... |
| Jul 25, 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Driving on hwy going to pass a car look and the mirror and was black smoke Minutes later I was tryi... |
| Feb 23, 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | While driving a week ago with the panoramic sun roof open, I heard a loud pop. It was loud enough fo... |
| Jul 27, 2021 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Car was stolen using a known design flaw in the steering column. Have been without my car for over ... |
| Jul 14, 2021 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I was driving my Sportage home one night when about a mile away. The car suddenly dropped in power a... |
| Jun 12, 2021 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | This complaint is against Fox rent a car . We rented a car from Fox car rentals located near Denver ... |
| May 19, 2021 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I need Your clearance to return this vehicle after acknowledge the dangerous safety issue thru a let... |