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2025 Kia Sportage Hybrid Other or unknown Problems

Complaints
4about this part
Share
29%of 14 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the other or unknown of the 2025 Kia Sportage Hybrid, 29% of the 14 complaints for this model year. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I have a hybrid and 4 times now since we've owned it I experienced a lag during the transition from electric to gas power when I am stopped and try to move again (example at a stop sign or traffic light), which followed by a sudden, lurching acceleration when the gas does finally kick in. It's almost caused me to hit a car infront of me once and side swipe a car that was passing as I was making a turn because I wasn't expecting it to do that the 1st time it happened. …”

NHTSA complaint #11694905, filed 2025-10

“Driving home from work on 5/16/2025 and my sunroof exploded. It sounded like a gun shot then there was glass falling into my car. I had hlass in my hair and tiny cuts in my arms.”

NHTSA complaint #11661785, filed 2025-05

“I have a 2025 KIASportage Hybrid that I loved due to all its safety features. Yesterday I was pulling into a parking space when my car lunged forward two times making very loud sounds. I was near a brick pillar it it tore off the right front of my car. The bricks were damaged. When I came home I looked up Kia Sportage lunching problems. There are many to read. They talk about “sudden acceleration’” and that is exactly what happened. It just lunged forward. Thankfully a human was not on the sidewalk. It went up over the curb and on the sidewalk. It’s called a jerking car in articles. …”

NHTSA complaint #11668898, filed 2025-06

“The vehicle was being driven southbound on I135, near McPherson, KS, at highway speeds in good weather when the rear panel of the panoramic sunroof glass exploded/shattered for no apparent reason. The interior sunscreen was closed at the time or glass would have potentially fallen on the driver, thus distracting or potentially injuring the driver while traveling at highway speeds. The vehicle has not been inspected by the police as no criminal conduct is believed to have caused the glass to break. …”

NHTSA complaint #11682860, filed 2025-08

Other or unknown: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2026218%
2025429%
2024313%
20231818%

Other parts of the 2025 Kia Sportage Hybrid

Electrical system
4 complaints
Steering
4 complaints
Fuel system
3 complaints
Brakes
2 complaints
Engine
2 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
2 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
2 complaints
Vehicle speed control
2 complaints
Lane departure
1 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2025 Kia Sportage Hybrid

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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