2013 Kia Sportage Consumer Reviews

Car was great until it got close to 100,000 miles when it died. Our car was one of those affected by the faulty engines that were put in the Sportages and Sorrentos during this time. The car died without any warning while we were driving down the road and we had it towed to the nearest Kia dealership. It took Kia 3 months to replace the engine that was supposed to be “free” since it was part of their class action lawsuit settlement (read more about the lawsuit here: https://www.kiaenginesettlement.com) but we ended up paying $1,300 for additional “non covered” engine repairs. As part of the class action lawsuit, Kia was supposed to either provide a loaner car or reimburse us for a rental car. Since they were out of loaner cars they reimbursed us for a rental car but at the max amount of $150 (total) so we were without a car for 3 months. We were living in Oklahoma at the time and had traveled to Alabama for Thanksgiving where our car died. We had to rent a one way rental car to get us to Oklahoma and then one when we moved back to Alabama. In total, we spent close to $600 in rental cars but were only reimbursed for $150. The case worker that was assigned to us was useless and refused to answer calls, emails or let us speak to anyone else. We even tried calling the national Kia customer service line and were told we could only speak with our case worker. When we pressed for full rental car reimbursement, we were told to take the $150 or go to court. We ended up taking the $150 and selling the car once we got it back from the dealership. We also had issues at two different service centers where we caught them lying about “needed” repairs on the vehicle. One dealership told us we needed new rotor pads and that ours were down to 1 mm but after measuring the rotor pads ourselves we saw they were 6 mm. We took the car to a different Kia dealership when the engine died. When we received the car back from getting the engine replaced we noticed an extra 100 miles on the vehicle (100 more than the 25 mile test drive they say was performed) and the brakes had gone out. When I questioned the service department about the brakes they gave me multiple answers and price ranges for what "could" be wrong. I finally told them that my husband would be coming by to see what was wrong with the brakes once he got back from a work trip. The service center called the next morning and said that a washer had gone bad and they replaced that and the brake fluid free of charge. After a little research we discovered that Kia service departments are incentivized to lie about needed repairs to receive bonuses on the sales they make. Save yourself the headache and money and get any other brand. Kia engine settlement: https://www.kiaenginesettlement.com

Same owner since 2011. Great car, good mileage, newer tires, up to date with oil changes and maintenance

We had our Sportage for 12 1/2 years while putting 85,00 miles on it. Over that period, we only had a few minor repairs and would highly recommend it. We sold it as we decided to get a new SUV, which has all those features that weren't available a decade ago.

We are the second owners of this 2013 AWD, wonderful car, the AWD will take you thru anything and I have always considered that this car was my pickup truck, I certainly used it as one. I could tow ANYTHING with it. Other than the regular oil changes and some maintenance brake work , the car worked great until it make the 260,000 km mark.....Bang.....and just like how many other thousands of Kia owners, I was the owner of a motionless car, unless you wanted to push it. I'm in the process of putting a used engine in it, time will tell if it is just a waste of money, but I love the car and am willing to give it a second chance. Just too bad Kia won't stand behind their poor design, it will be my last Kia when the car finally does give up next time. Brian

Kia sportage EX 2016 So many issues with compressor Ac and also burning odors from engine bad choice for me I don’t recommended. I think it has engine issues and si menu recalls

Would not recommend this car. I’ve had nothing but trouble with it since I got it in June of 2023. Two weeks after I purchased it from a dealership, the engine went and had to get replaced. I don’t know the dealership didn’t see this or I’m thinking they possibly were sneaky about it. Thankfully, the engine was under warranty and got replaced, however it’s been having weird electrical issues and stalling out some times. I only got this car because I heard Hyundai is just like it which is what I had before my car got totaled. Do not get this car. It’s not reliable.

The absolute best car I’ve ever had. All I did was change the oil every 3000 miles, rotate the tires as recommended and kept up with regular maintenance and it lasted for ten years and 290,864 miles until it had an unfortunate encounter with a large deer and was totaled as significant engine damage was sustained. Miss that car so much ❤️

I bought my Sportage used in 2016 with 45k miles. I fell in love with the way it looked, its hot! Pros: Looks good, was reliable for 7 yrs til its unfortunate death. : ( , plenty of space, decent gas mileage. Cons: Even with METICULOUS maintenance engine blew at 105k with ZERO warning. Cabin very noisy. Blind spots. Had to replace window motors. Had the engine held out for 180k or so, I'd rate it 4 stars.