Kia Sportage

The 2026 Sportage in brief

The 2026 Kia Sportage is a small SUV offered with 2 engines (1.6L 4-cyl turbo and 2.5L 4-cyl), including a hybrid version and front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive.

It measures about 184 inches long and 74 inches wide on a 109-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 3,618 lb (AWD 4dr SUV).

EPA rates its most efficient version at 42 MPG combined (41 city / 44 highway), 39% better than the 2026 small SUV average of 30.2 MPG, for an estimated $1,600 a year in fuel.

It has 1 recall campaign on file and owners have filed 40 complaints with NHTSA since 2015, most often about the unknown or other.

The Kia Sportage has 23 model years in our data, from 2005 to 2027, classed as Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD, Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD, Sport Utility Vehicle - 2WD.

Its most efficient year was 2025 at 43 MPG combined; across all years the best version ranged from 22 to 43 MPG.

Owners most often report problems with the engine (1,523), unknown or other (429), electrical system (427).

Buying used? 2022 has the fewest problems in our data, and 2017 is the year to avoid.

2023 has the most recalls (7); all years together count 23 campaigns and 2,967 owner complaints.

How the 2005 Sportage compares

The 2005 Kia Sportage is a SUV - offered with 2 engines (2.0L 4-cyl and 2.7L 6-cyl) and front-wheel drive and 4-wheel or all-wheel drive.

It measures about 172 inches long and 71 inches wide on a 104-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 3,527 lb (4dr SUV AWD EX-V6).

About the Kia Sportage

The Kia Sportage is a compact SUV manufactured by the South Korean manufacturer Kia through five generations. At its launch in 1993, the nameplate was used for a vehicle produced under a joint venture with Mazda, and shared its platform with the Mazda Bongo.

From the Wikipedia article "Kia Sportage", licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.