There are 5 owner-reported air bags & restraints complaints for the 2013 Kia Sportagein NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
The contact owns a 2013 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving at 45 MPH, the daughter collided with another vehicle after the vehicle aggressively merged in front of her. The collision was at the front driver and passenger side of the vehicle. The contact added that the collision threw her daughter forward and backward, and the contact's daughter sustained neck, shoulder, and lower back injuries, and surgery on her neck was needed. A police report was filed. The vehicle was taken to the residence and parked. The vehicle was then towed to a body shop. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
CLOCK SPRING MALFUNCTIONED, REPLACED X2, THEN MAT FAILED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. STAYED IN DRIVEWAY. SELDOM USED TOTAL MILAGE 111,659
DRIVERS SEAT BELT CLICKS BUT DOESN'T WANT TO LOCK.
I HIT A PATCH OF ICE AND RIKASHADED OFF A GUARD RAIL FLEW ACROSS THE HIGHWAY WAS TBONES BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND WENT INTO THE DITCH. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL CAUSING BRUISING AND PROBLEMS WITH THE RODS IN MY BACK.
TAKATA RECALL" FUEL CAN NOT GET 25MPG COMBINED OR 21 CITY NEVER 30 LISTED ON HIGHWAY 15 TO 17 CITY 19 ON THE HIGHWAY THE MOST. I RETURNED A KIA SORRENTO AFTER FEW MONTHS IN 2013 A NEW SORRENTO FOR THE POOR GAS NOT LIVING TO THE FUEL EPA I WAS INFORM THAT I HAVE TO DRIVE 5000,TO 10000 TO GET BETTER MPG I HAD THE SORRENTO FOR 15000 MILES AND NOW THE SPORTAGE HAVE 18000 AND THE MPG IT IS SO BAD. THE AIR CONDITION ALSO VERY LOW FLOW
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026