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Vehicle problems, recalls & safety intelligence

2018 Kia Sportage misfire / rough idle reports

5 NHTSA complaints describe misfiring cylinders or rough idling on the 2018 Kia Sportage — roughly 3% of all complaints for this model year.

5
Misfire / rough idle reports
3%
share of complaints
21,500 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Misfire / rough idle in other Sportage years

2017 Sportage15
Sportage misfire / rough idle by year →

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 2018 Kia Sportage report before drawing conclusions.