Worst 2007 Kia Sportage Problems
Top 3 most-reported issues with average mileage at failure.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
AIR BAGS
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All Problems by Category
Every NHTSA complaint category for the 2007 Kia Sportage.
| Component | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Avg Mileage | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 13 | — | 3 | 70,888 mi | |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 11 | — | — | 60,972 mi | |
| AIR BAGS | 10 | 2 | — | 68,100 mi | |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 9 | — | — | 111,460 mi | |
| STEERING | 9 | — | — | 79,859 mi | |
| ENGINE | 8 | — | 1 | 111,085 mi | |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 8 | — | — | 75,115 mi | |
| SEAT BELTS | 5 | 2 | — | 154,100 mi | |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 4 | 1 | — | 125,000 mi | |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 4 | 1 | — | 76,360 mi | |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 3 | 2 | — | 76,939 mi | |
| POWER TRAIN | 3 | — | — | 58,443 mi | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 2 | — | 1 | 54,675 mi | |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | 2 | — | — | 11,185 mi | |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 2 | — | 1 | 30,015 mi | |
| SUSPENSION | 2 | — | — | — | |
| TIRES | 2 | — | — | 38,000 mi | |
| AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | 1 | — | — | 49,000 mi | |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 1 | — | — | 68,000 mi | |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 1 | 1 | — | 20,400 mi | |
| SEATS | 1 | 1 | — | 15,000 mi | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 1 | — | — | 24,000 mi | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 1 | — | — | 700 mi | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | 1 | — | — | — | |
| STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | 1 | — | — | — | |
| TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | 1 | — | — | 38,000 mi | |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 1 | — | 1 | 150,000 mi | |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | 1 | — | — | 13,500 mi |
Recalls for 2007 Kia Sportage
1 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting ~980,377 vehicles.
Kia Motors Corporation (Kia) is recalling certain model year 2007-2010 Rondo, model year 2007-2011 Sedona, Sorento and Sportage, model year 2010-2011 Soul, model year 2008-2011 Optima, model year 2010 Forte, model year 2007-2009 Amanti, and model year 2009 Borrego vehicles. Originally, in April 2013, Kia recalled 623,658 model year 2007-2010 Rondo and Sportage, model year 2007-2011 Sorento, model year 2007 Sedona, model year 2010-2011 Soul, and model year 2011 Optima vehicles. In September 2013, Kia informed the agency that it was adding an additional 356,719 vehicles to this campaign. The total number of vehicles being recalled is now 980,377. In the affected vehicles, the stop lamp switch may malfunction. A malfunctioning stop lamp switch may cause the brake lights to not illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed or may cause an inability to deactivate the cruise control by depressing the brake pedal. Additionally, a malfunctioning stop lamp switch may also result in intermittent operation of the push-button start feature, affect the operation of the brake-transmission shift interlock feature preventing the shifter from being moved out of the PARK position and cause the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) malfunction light to illuminate.
Other Kia Sportage Years
Wider context: See the full Kia Sportage reliability report with year-by-year comparison and generation analysis.
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