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Kia Sportage PHEV Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 35 owner complaints across 4 model years of the Kia Sportage PHEV (2023–2026). The most-complained-about year is 2023.

3
safety recalls, all years
35
owner complaints, all years
2023
year with most recalls
2023
year with most complaints

Pick your Kia Sportage PHEV model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2026 Kia Sportage PHEV12
2025 Kia Sportage PHEV16
2024 Kia Sportage PHEV112
2023 Kia Sportage PHEV215

What Kia Sportage PHEV owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 35 complaints with NHTSA. The 2023 model year has the most, with 15.

All Kia Sportage PHEV recalls (3)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Kia Sportage PHEV, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Instrument cluster/panel (electrical system)

    NHTSA 26V046000 Reported 42,677 vehicles potentially affected Kia America, Inc.

    Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2025 Kia K4, 2025-2026 Sorento, Sorento Hybrid, Sorento Plug-In Hybrid Electric (PHEV), 2026 Sportage, Sportage Hybrid, Sportage PHEV, K5, EV9, Carnival, and Carnival Hybrid vehicles. Due to a software error, the instrument panel display may fail. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with…

    Remedy: The instrument panel display software will be updated over-the-air (OTA) or by a dealer, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed March 26, 2026. Owners may contact Kia Customer Service at…

    Model years: 2026

  2. Trailer hitches and instrument cluster/panel (electrical system)

    NHTSA 25V874000 Reported 5,046 vehicles potentially affected Kia America, Inc.

    Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Sportage Plug-In Hybrid Electric (PHEV) and 2024-2025 Sportage vehicles equipped with a 4.2" screen and a Genuine Kia tow hitch harness accessory. Due to a software error, the instrument panel screen may fail. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal…

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the tow hitch harness control module, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 13, 2026. Owners may contact Kia Customer Service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this…

    Model years: 2023, 2024, 2025

  3. Instrument cluster/panel (electrical system)

    NHTSA 23V298000 Reported 108,936 vehicles potentially affected Kia America, Inc.

    Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023 Sportage, Sportage Hybrid, Sportage Plug-in Hybrid, Niro Hybrid, Niro Plug-in Hybrid, Soul, and Telluride vehicles equipped with a digital instrument cluster containing a 4.2" LCD screen. The instrument cluster may fail to display any information when the vehicle is started. As such,…

    Remedy: Dealers will update the instrument cluster software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 26, 2023. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC270.

    Model years: 2023

Other Kia models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.