2025 Kia Sportage Hybrid Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 14%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 2 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2025 Kia Sportage Hybrid, 14% of the 14 complaints for this model year.
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.
“My KIA Sportage Hybrid SX Prestige, bought brand new on 4/29/2025 and had 250 miles when I had transmission problem on weekend after 3 days of ownership. The car, when slowed down to about 30 miles/Hr, transmission suddenly shifted to neutral and the engine became dead. This happened 3 times within half an hour on freeway during the time of high traffic. I had to pull over and restarted the engine. …”
NHTSA complaint #11663691, filed 2025-05“The hybrid system completely failed and ev battery completely discharged. That issue is a major safety concern and I no longer feel confident driving myself and my child in that vehicle. I was on a hilly 55mph County Road, with few turn offs, when the hybrid system failed, resulting in a loss of acceleration, power steering, power brakes and heat. Check engine light, Oil Light and battery light illuminated while entire dash display started flashing red with critical fault message. The vehicle then went into limp mode. …”
NHTSA complaint #11709553, filed 2026-01Related service bulletins
- 11017172Apr 17, 2025TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: TRANSMISSION FLUID APPLICATION GUIDE - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are…
Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
Other parts of the 2025 Kia Sportage Hybrid
4 complaintsOther or unknown
4 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsBrakes
2 complaintsEngine
2 complaintsForward collision avoidance
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaintsLane departure
1 complaintsVisibility (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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