2016 Kia Sportage Exterior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 2%of 134 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 40,450miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2016 Kia Sportage, 2% of the 134 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 40,450 miles.
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 exterior lighting is not good at all. Since I've had the vehicle, going on 4 years, I still switch the lights off then on because I can't seem to see in front of me. It's especially bad when driving in the dark while raining. I've tried to get brighter headlights but they are very costly and almost impossible to obtain them anyway. Poor exterior lighting.”
NHTSA complaint #11183330, filed 2019-03, 44,000 miles“Signal lights: while merging onto freeway/changing lanes, near rear end collisions and side swipes have occurred numerous of times. I have contributed the incidents to the location of the signal lights on both front and rear. Rear signal lights are not positioned in traditional location (I.e. Conjunction with brake lights). Instead, rear signals are located on the bumper far below brake lights. These lights are strips not standard size and, thereby, possibly not seen by drivers who are used to seeing them in traditional locals on other vehicles. …”
NHTSA complaint #10993194, filed 2017-06, 36,900 milesRelated service bulletins
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Exterior lighting: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 2% |
| 2024 | 2 | 3% |
| 2023 | 1 | 1% |
| 2021 | 2 | 4% |
| 2020 | 3 | 2% |
| 2019 | 3 | 4% |
| 2018 | 6 | 4% |
| 2017 | 15 | 4% |
| 2016 | 3 | 2% |
| 2015 | 3 | 2% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0% |
| 2012 | 2 | 1% |
| 2011 | 12 | 7% |
| 2010 | 1 | 5% |
| 2009 | 7 | 9% |
| 2008 | 7 | 7% |
| 2007 | 12 | 16% |
| 2006 | 6 | 5% |
| 2005 | 1 | 1% |
| 2002 | 3 | 1% |
| 2001 | 5 | 2% |
| 1999 | 5 | 2% |
| 1998 | 6 | 2% |
| 1997 | 3 | 2% |
| 1995 | 1 | 2% |
Other parts of the 2016 Kia Sportage
62 complaintsBrakes
38 complaintsOther or unknown
18 complaintsElectrical system
17 complaintsFuel system
9 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
8 complaintsVehicle speed control
7 complaintsAir bags
5 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsBody and structure
4 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaintsEngine cooling
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2016 Kia Sportage
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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