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2024 Kia Sportage Phev Electrical system Problems

Complaints
4about this part
Share
33%of 12 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 electrical system of the 2024 Kia Sportage Phev, 33% of the 12 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.

“The dash on my sportage will go black while driving, and then the system reboots showing system check the cruise control also goes out when this happens. This happens about once a month. Dealer has checked it more than 3 times and has found no issues except the first time I brought it in.”

NHTSA complaint #11685920, filed 2025-09

“The digital instrument cluster panel goes blank intermittently and without warning while I am driving.Within moments, the instrument panel reads: System Reset . The information then reappears on the panel, displaying important information (speedometer, fuel gauge, etc.). My speed, however has been significantly reduced. I was driving on the highway at 70 mph when the instrument panel shut down (went blank). …”

NHTSA complaint #11626682, filed 2024-11

“We had ~2100 miles on our vehicle. We had been driving on the highway for an hour when engine temperature warning light came on. We pulled over and turned off the car. We waited 30 minutes then opened the hood to inspect the coolant level. The coolant level was at min. We looked under the car to see if any coolant was leaking and no coolant was visible under the car. We turned the car back on and sat in park for ~1 min. The engine temperature warning light came back on. We turned the car off and waited one hour. …”

NHTSA complaint #11630848, filed 2024-12

“While driving my 2024 Kia Sportage PHEV X-Line AWD the instrument panel went black for 3-5 seconds and appeared to be re-booting/resetting . The first time this occurred was approximately March 2025 (odometer reading approximately 6000 miles) and the issue has re-occurred numerous times (30+) since then (current odometer reading is 12,410). There was no warning prior to this happening and there were no warning lamps, messages, or other symptoms of any problems with the vehicle. …”

NHTSA complaint #11678731, filed 2025-08

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Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2024433%
2023319%

Other parts of the 2024 Kia Sportage Phev

Other or unknown
4 complaints
Vehicle speed control
4 complaints
Engine
2 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
2 complaints
Body and structure
1 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2024 Kia Sportage Phev

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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