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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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KNDPM3AC3J7••••••2018 Kia SPORTAGE
This build draws 2.1× more complaints than the average 2018 Kia SPORTAGE build (6 vs 3).
6on this build
151on the model
52builds in total
1involved a crash
2involved a fire
Most reportedEngine 3Vehicle Speed Control 1Electrical System 1Engine And Engine Cooling 1
What owners of this build wrote
Electrical SystemcrashfireOct 2019
The entire car caught fire. All electric wires caught fire and the car it was park in my house
EnginefireJan 2022
The contact owns a 2018 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that while driving a knocking noise was suddenly present coming from the engine and warning messages were present on the dashboard display before the vehicle stalled. Later while attempting the start the engine a burning…
Engine And Engine CoolingMar 2025
The contact owns a 2018 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that upon having the vehicle serviced by an independent mobile mechanic, the contact was informed that the engine oil level was extremely low after a recent oil change. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was…
Vehicle Speed ControlJul 2018
Driver experienced initial bogging down on acceleration before normal acceleration occurred. There have been two occurances thus far. Happened while one foot on brake and the other on accelerator in order to get rapid response changing lanes in traffic and other while making…
EngineSep 2024
Connecting rod bearing failure on 2018 Kia Sportage two months after having been to the Kia dealership for a knock sensor software update. (sensor update completed on 7/26/24 at Palm Springs Kia, RO# 6160694/1, engine failure occurred 9/23/24.) Upon doing research, I discovered…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN KNDPM3AC3J7319074 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.