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Kia Sportage Hybrid Reliability by Year

Every Sportage Hybrid model year from 2023 to 2025, scored on reported failures weighted against how many were sold — and ranked against every other Compact SUV of the same year.

Scored separately as its own vehicle: Sportage (2005–2025).

The short answer

Best model year
2025
#31 of 42 that year
Year to avoid
2023
#35 of 42 that year
Latest scored
2025
#31 of 42

Across 3 scored model years the Sportage Hybrid sits close to its class average on both counts. The spread between years is what matters: 2025 is its strongest, 2023 its weakest.

Every model year, scored

Longer bar is better. Rank is against every Compact SUV sold that same model year.

YearRelative standingClass rankPctl
2023#35 /4217thAvoid
2024#32 /4428th
2025#31 /4227thBest year

What tends to break

All 12 systems, measured against the class average for each model year.

Every Sportage Hybrid model year is scored across 12 separate systems — engine, transmission, brakes, electrical, steering and suspension, structure, interior, and five more. Each system is compared against how often that same system fails on the average Compact SUV of the same year, so a common failure is judged against how common it is everywhere else.

Across the last three model years (2023–2025), the trouble concentrates in one place: powertrain. That system draws issue reports more often than the same system on the average Compact SUV of its year — which changes what you should be inspecting before you buy.

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2018 Mid-Size SUVs

Your Sportage Hybrid is plotted against 42 rivals from 2025.

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Common questions

What is the best year for a used Kia Sportage Hybrid?

2025 is the strongest Sportage Hybrid model year on record, ranking #31 of 42 Compact SUVs that year.

Which Kia Sportage Hybrid years should I avoid?

2023 is the weakest year in the model's history, ranking #35 of 42.

Is the latest Sportage Hybrid reliable?

The 2025 Sportage Hybrid ranks #31 of 42 Compact SUVs — the lower half of its class.

Where does this data come from?

Failure reports filed with NHTSA — submitted by vehicle owners and repair shops alike — weighted against US sales volumes so a high-volume model is not penalised for selling well, then benchmarked within segment and model year.

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How this was built. Scores derive from failure reports filed with NHTSA — submitted by vehicle owners and repair shops alike — weighted against US sales volumes and benchmarked within segment and model year. We measure two separate things: Fix Frequency — how often a vehicle needs fixing — and Fix Severity — how costly those fixes are. These figures describe a model line, not the specific vehicle in front of you; trim, mileage and service history still decide an individual car.