Kia Sportage 1999 reliability and quality

Production year from 1999 to 2006

According to yearly reports of vehicle inspection service Kia Sportage reliability is little below average.

During regular inspections from 2016 to 2018 in average failures were found for approximately 26.7 percents of Kia Sportage.
The most recent data available is for 2018, when the average defect rate for a 17-year-old Kia Sportage was 29.5 percent, the average for a car that age was 26.9 percent. So in terms of reliability, Kia Sportage was found to be less reliable than 70% of the other used cars in the test that were its age.

Kia Sportage 1999 owner reviews

Year of inspection Age of car Failures found %
/ average for same age cars
Place in rating
Kia Sportage 2006
2018 12 years 29.5% / 26.89% 64. from 93
2016 10 years 23.9% / 24.90% 46. from 102