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2013 Kia Sportage hesitation / surging reports

5 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on the 2013 Kia Sportage — roughly 1% of all complaints for this model year.

5
Hesitation / surging reports
1%
share of complaints
99,200 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2013 Kia Sportage report before drawing conclusions.