2011 Kia Sportage exterior lighting problems
12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 2011 Kia Sportage — 7% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Front headlights went out also rear brake lights now I have a problem with brake light and tailgate lamp staying on when car and lights are off. The suspension has had a issue ever since I bought it it makes awful loud noises when driving and especially hitting bumps in road. Passenger front and…”
filed Jun 20, 2026
“My 2011 kia sportage had a recall #23V65200. On [XXX] my radio started smoking and my headlights would not shut off even with car off and keys out. You had to unplug cable from battery for lights to go off and not run battery down. I called kia in bloomington indiana they said to not drive and call…”
filed Aug 12, 2024
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- In the affected vehicles, the brake light switch may intermittently failCampaign 15V360000 · Jun 9, 2015
- Originally, in April 2013, Kia recalled 623,658 model year 2007-2010 Rondo and Sportage…Campaign 13V114000 · Apr 1, 2013
Exterior Lighting problems in other Sportage years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Sportage | 1 | 2% |
| 2024 Sportage | 2 | 3% |
| 2023 Sportage | 1 | 1% |
| 2021 Sportage | 2 | 4% |
| 2020 Sportage | 3 | 2% |
| 2019 Sportage | 3 | 4% |
| 2018 Sportage | 6 | 4% |
| 2017 Sportage | 14 | 4% |
| 2016 Sportage | 3 | 2% |
| 2015 Sportage | 3 | 2% |
| 2013 Sportage | 1 | 0% |
| 2012 Sportage | 2 | 1% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2011 Kia Sportage
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.