2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2016 Kia Sportage. 1 carries a do-not-drive or park-outside warning. Owners have filed 132 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Kia dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2016 Kia Sportage. Check your Sportage by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 132 complaints with NHTSA about the 2016 Kia Sportage, reporting 8 crashes, 5 fires, 8 injuries. Kia has issued at least 127 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Read Kia Sportage owner complaints and bulletins, every year
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation lists this model year in 2 investigations. An investigation is not a recall; it is how NHTSA decides whether one is needed.
Owners have filed 132 complaints with NHTSA about the 2016 Kia Sportage. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“My wife was recently in a car accident and sandwiched between two cars and the airbags didn't deploy.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11713791
“The car accelerated of its own accord, I had been driving 30-35 miles an hour when it accelerated suddenly and caused me to wreck.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11616318
“The contact owns a 2016 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that while driving at 55 MPH, the vehicle caught on fire underneath the hood. The fire died down before the fire department arrived on the scene; however, there was no report filed. There were no injuries.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11515418
“While driving in highway we noticed a fuel smell. After a little came from front area (hood area) and heard a blast underneath. At the same time the car abruptly stopped in the highway (HOV lane). We also noticed fireballs shooting downward from underneath the car.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11497121
“I was driving with my cruise control set at 70 mph, on Highway 95 ( the speed limit ) While driving my vehicle suddenly dropped to 40 mph, all dashboard lights began to flash. I had problems with the steering as I attempted to pull over. I had a tractor trailer behind me on a major highway.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11488291
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2016 Kia Sportage is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Kia dealer.