Kia Sportage
Compact SUV · every model year 2016–2027
| Year | Powertrains | Safety | Recalls | Complaints | Crash | Best efficiency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Plug-in hybrid Hybrid Gas | A | 0 | 1 | — | 41 mpg | |
| 2026 | Plug-in hybrid Hybrid Gas | A | 1 | 32 | ★★★★★ | 42 mpg | |
| 2025 | Plug-in hybrid Hybrid Gas | A | 1 | 69 | ★★★★★ | 43 mpg | |
| 2024 | Plug-in hybrid Hybrid Gas | C | 3 | 98 | ★★★★★ | 43 mpg | |
| 2023 | Plug-in hybrid Hybrid Gas | F | 7 | 299 | ★★★★★ | 43 mpg | Park outside |
| 2022 | Gas | B | 1 | 46 | ★★★★★ | 26 mpg | Park outside |
| 2021 | Gas | C | 2 | 50 | ★★★★★ | 26 mpg | Park outside |
| 2020 | Gas | C | 2 | 160 | ★★★★★ | 26 mpg | Park outside |
| 2019 | Gas | C | 2 | 69 | ★★★★★ | 25 mpg | Park outside |
| 2018 | Gas | F | 3 | 162 | ★★★★★ | 26 mpg | Park outside |
| 2017 | Gas | F | 4 | 399 | ★★★★★ | 26 mpg | Park outside |
| 2016 | Gas | C | 2 | 130 | ★★★★★ | 23 mpg | Park outside |
What changed year to year
- 2027: best combined mpg 42 → 41
- 2026: best combined mpg 43 → 42
- 2024: 5 → 6 EPA configurations
- 2023: added hybrid, plug-in hybrid; best combined mpg 26 → 43; 4 → 5 EPA configurations
- 2020: best combined mpg 25 → 26; 6 → 4 EPA configurations
- 2019: best combined mpg 26 → 25
- 2017: best combined mpg 23 → 26; 4 → 6 EPA configurations
Best Sportage years to buy used
- 2025 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 69 complaints
- 2022 — Safety B, 1 recalls, 46 complaints
- 2024 — Safety C, 3 recalls, 98 complaints
- 2021 — Safety C, 2 recalls, 50 complaints
- 2019 — Safety C, 2 recalls, 69 complaints
Ranked by Safety Signal, then fewest complaints. Older years have had more time to accumulate both.