2025 KIA SPORTAGE PHEV
1 recalls — 7 complaints
25V874000 Dec 17, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
Defect Description
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 com... Read more
Consequence
An instrument panel screen that fails to display critical safety information, such as the speedometer or warning lights, can increase the risk of a crash.
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 recall is SC359. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will b... Read more
Complaint Statistics
7 total complaints
1 crashes
Top Reported Components
| Component | Complaints |
|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | 3 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 1 |
| ENGINE | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:INTERNAL:GEARS | 1 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 1 |
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Jun 3, 2026
Incident date: May 30, 2026
on saturday [XXX] while driving on the highway my car lost propulsion and started slowing down even after i was pressing on the acceleration/gas pedal all the way. It happened 3 times within an hour's time frame the car refused to speed up and would stop driving. I was in immediate risk as well as t... Read more
POWER TRAIN
Feb 18, 2026
Incident date: Jan 23, 2026
While driving the vehicle at 55 mph, it suddenly lost the ability to accelerate even when I pressed down on the accelerator. The RPMs went up to 4 or 5 but I could not go over 30-35 mph. Fortunately, I was able to move into a left turn lane to get away from the flow of traffic and avoid an accident.... Read more
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:INTERNAL:GEARS
Feb 18, 2026
Incident date: Jan 23, 2026
The contact owns a 2020 Ram 3500. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and the engine was turned off, the gear shifter shifted into the drive position when the contact's minor [XXX] child entered the vehicle to retrieve an item using the steering wheel and gear shifter to enter, cau... Read more
Crash
ENGINE
Jul 18, 2025
Incident date: Jul 7, 2025
The water pump failed at 49000 miles left me with a repair of $1500 at Kendall Toyota dealership
POWER TRAIN
Jun 29, 2025
Incident date: Jun 29, 2025
When truck is in drive and I press the brake to shift to reverse, when I take my foot off the brake truck will go forward before reversing. Dealership says there is no problem with it. I find it to be dangerous.
POWER TRAIN
Jun 29, 2025
Incident date: Jun 29, 2025
Researched and found this has been a common issue with this make and model. Clutch slippage at random times when accelerating, reported to Honda dealership multiple times, stated there wasn’t any issue with vehicle and denied this was a common issue even though it has been reported by multiple own... Read more
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Jun 23, 2025
Incident date: Jun 5, 2025
A/c compressor and some light came on on dashboard
KIA SPORTAGE PHEV — All Years Overview
Complete safety history for the KIA SPORTAGE PHEV across all model years (2023–2026).
5
Total Recalls
51
Total Complaints
0
Investigations
4
Reported Crashes
0
Reported Fires
0
Reported Deaths