4th Generation Sportage
- Years
- 2016–2020
- Reliability
- 23rd out of 42
- PainRank™
- 3.11
- Complaints
- 26
3rd Generation Sportage
- Years
- 2011–2015
- Reliability
- 37th out of 42
- PainRank™
- 9.64
- Complaints
- 95
2nd Generation Sportage
- Years
- 2005–2010
- Reliability
- 21st out of 42
- PainRank™
- 2.97
- Complaints
- 58
1st Generation Sportage
- Years
- 1995–2002
- Reliability
- 22nd out of 42
- PainRank™
- 3.05
- Complaints
- 73
Kia Sportage Generations
The Sportage has 4 generations available in North American markets. A generation is a group of model years where few, if any, changes were made to the vehicle which means their model years tend to break in similar ways.
The 3rd generation (2011—2015) has been the least reliable.
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