Vehicle report
2002 KIA SPORTAGE
Reported problems
234 complaints · median 59500 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 35 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | 22 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 20 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 12 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 12 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 12 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 11 |
| AIR BAGS | 9 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 9 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 8 |
| POWER TRAIN | 8 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 8 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 8 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 7 |
| SUSPENSION | 7 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 6 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 6 |
| SEAT BELTS | 5 |
| STEERING | 5 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 5 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 4 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | 4 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 4 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 4 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | 4 |
| STRUCTURE | 4 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 3 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 3 |
| EQUIPMENT | 3 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 3 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | 3 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 3 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | 3 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR | 3 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 3 |
| ENGINE | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 2 |
| SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 2 |
| WHEELS | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| INTERIOR LIGHTING | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | 1 |
| STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | 1 |
| STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE | 1 |
| STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | 1 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | 1 |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 1 |
| TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM | 1 |
| VISIBILITY | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | 1 |
| WHEELS:HUB | 1 |
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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.