2023 Kia Sportage Hybrid | 50k Mile Review
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How many miles do you have on your Sportage? Share your miles and any problems below!
Does the lane-centering work at night?
@@sansin6250 it does. Sometimes not as well but it still usually does a good job. If it is raining at night I would plan on it not working.
I have just shy of 10,000 miles on mine and no issues so far. I did change all my interior lights to LEDs, just because I wanted brighter lights inside
My Sportage is the shorter European model, because I live in Germany. I have 8,700 miles (14,000 km) and have had it for 18 months. So far, no problems at all. Mine is the Plug-in Hybrid which is delightful for city driving. The smooth acceleration and and quiet running stand in contrast to the hectic driving around me and has a calming effect on me. I get 43 miles of electric range so it’s great for city driving. Both the ride comfort and handling in the curves is better than the BMW X1 and X3, which were my previous cars. I wish the steering had a bit more feel, but that’s a very minor point. Driving in Hybrid mode (95% of the time gasoline engine) my mileage varies wildly from 27 mpg on the Autobahn to 59 mpg driving carefully on secondary roads.
Got ours about 1 month ago. SX prestige hybrid. 600 miles and we love it. We ordered it and waited 355 days. We have 6 years/100k warranty on everything and 10y/200k power train. We had a Cadillac SRX and the KIA is a better vehicle for a lot less money. We love it so far.
I absolutely agree with you, dude!!! I got my wife the 2.5L gas engine one, with the 8-gear auto tranny, and I'm squeezing 40 mpg on the highway! Huge, pleasant surprise!!! Love the Sportage!
Great 50K review. I've been looking into this car and your review solidified my decision. Thanks!
30K miles and no problems at all, loving it 💪🏾
Thanks for sharing
Thank you for this video! I have the SX trim and, like you, love it - no issues.
I got my 2023 EX trim in January 2023, today 5/15/24 just turned 27k miles no issues at all, love and enjoy the car as much as I did my brand new 1988 IROC-Z when I was 24 y/o it has the 2.5 with 8 speed . The life average mpg is 38.7 but when I'm driving by my self on the trip to my kids house (375 miles door to door) I get as much as 44 mpg , that's with cruse control at 64 mph at 1600 rpm, driving around town it usually around hi 40s but it goes down when I idle while my wife goes to the grocery store, but still great fuel mileage , I do spend quite of bit of time at idle, South Florida heat requires a lot of A/C .
Thank you for sharing
I’m looking forward to seeing more of your river adventures. Hope your Kia continues to get you there and back again.
Now this is a real review! Thanks! I also own a hybrid, mine is a Hyundai Tucson 2022. I agree that the beeping when going in reverse is both annoying and embarrassing. Pedestrians routinely ignore it, and my neighbors get alerted when I’m leaving the house.
First time follower. Great review. Thanks.
Appreciate your sharing your experience of 50,000 miles of driving the Sportage. Thanks and we'll done!
Great review buddy ! Thanks for sharing
This is such a great review: informative, pros & cons, and helpful!
Tremendously useful info, thank you, sir!
From my little bit of research, I have learned that the hybrids are made in South Korea whereas the NA versions are made in the US. Do you think there may be quality differences depending on where it is made? My impression is that the South Korean versions are made to a higher standard.
A practical honest review from a long time user - well done! My '24 Sportage hybrid Prestige SX is going to be delivered to me on Friday next week.
There are too many fluff videos on cars these days. We need experience instead of promotion. Hope you love your new ride!
AND....WAY too many wanna-be race car drivers.........Why do not these Idiots just buy Mustangs or Farrares instead..................Paul
Just have 500 miles on a 2024 sportage sx prestige HEV.
Mine does not beep in reverse, just that heavenly chorus harmonic thing which I don’t mind. Hardly hear it inside the car. Ride quality and comfort is great. Gas mileage is getting better as it breaks in but still only about 32 mpg so far.
Thanks for sharing!
The reverse sound is a requirement because it uses battery during. Similar to EVs sounds, it can be dangerous to be mobile and silent. Not everyone has sight.
appreciate you sharing a view after 50k miles, gives a good view on what I can expect with mine. thank you
My pleasure.
Thank you 4 your review. We are set to have my wife's '24 SX prestige hybrid delivered in two months (June). We are excited 4 it. We are in CO & she travles I-70 from the denver area to western Colorado very often. We are looking forward to seeing it's mountain performance.
When we were looking for a new/used vehicle for her in 2022, we took three days, test drove 23 different (mostly midsized suvs) new & used. I sat in the passenger seat & took notes.
I did not want to like the KIA, as I was originally pushing for the Audi Q5! The Sportage was hands down, my favorite.
Thank you for your video on oil changes too. I just stumbled on your channel this am. I am a lifelong DIY guy @51 & deliver for UPS. Tell your folks I said hi & FTB😁 #charlieberens
I just bought upper-mid trim here in EU, so your experience might be different, but I find it easier to have the "energy flow" displayed on the dashboard to get to know how the energy is distributed in different situations.
I have to argue about KIA not putting blind spot monitoring as a standard in all trims - seems like this is an unfortunate trend that other manufacturers are also following :/ So KIA is no outlier here, I would guess it makes the more "safety-concerned" people steered toward shelling out more money for the top trim level. TBH I drove Kia Niro HEV with that option for 3 years (it was a mid-to-high trim level) and I though I would miss it more on the Sportage, but it doesn't seem much of a problem at all. You could add it as an accessory, but ofc the visual presentation is sub par :/
I do hate VW for wanting additional money for knee airbags and such - they are the real scumbags IMO
Looking forward to the 100,000 mile review 🤩 very informative!
Coming soon! ;)
I got my 2023 hybrid lx and i really wish i would of got the ex model. I love the car, i just hate not having blind spot warmings. Other than that i really love my Sportage
Yeah the lack of blind spot sensors is no good
I'm looking for something more spacious. I have a forte GT right now. I want good gas mileage with more room. Is there room in it? I'm 6'3
Ex trim is the best value..has all the safety features except adaptive cruise control..if you need that get the Tucson sel trim that is like Kia's ex trim
How do you turn off the annoying ticking noise when you put on the turn signal. On my previous car it can be turned off or sound lowered
My 24 forester Touring is loaded with annoying noises which can niot be turned off......And WAY tooo many computerized controls..............Paul
I just got the X line 2024. I don’t know if you have experience this that happened to me yesterday while driving back from the beach on the highway. Suddenly the infotainment screen flashed and gave me a warning sign of some kind, then went back to normal. Only time that happened. I don’t know if it’s some kind of automatic resetting, have anyone experienced something like that?
I brought it back to the dealership and they made me an appointment to check the system to make sure is fine but other than that, I love this car, is so smooth and cool, specially the color I’ve got is kind of grey matte ascent. Your video has a lot of value to me because I am still learning about this type vehicles. 🙏🏽 Thanks
I've never experienced anything like that
Question. When you press the speak button on the left of the steering wheel and say open lift gate, does it open ? If you press is let again and say close lift gate does it close ?
No. Mine doesn't have an auto lift gate. I have to manually open and close it.
Thats crazy, i bought this car after my Mazda CX-5.
getting one this week
ive had mine for about 48 k miles- at 25k it completely shut off and had to be towed- the dealer had no idea what was wrong- two months later im told
the water pumps were leaking- replaced but that didn't fix it- I was called to pick it up two months later and told "the wiring harness attached to the h20 pump is where the problem was
-well send you details " that never happened- mechanic admitted these were pushed thru assembly too quickly and not assembled correctly-
I plan to trade this soon as I don't trust it- what else "wasn't assembled correctly"? plan to buy a used Lexus SUV that is reliable and will last-
also the tach is overkill! WAY too much crammed into it- the alarms the random emergency braking - the intermittent wipers are horrible! no rhyme or reason as to how they are triggered- lastly the "toggle" on the dash is terrible as well- just not practical at all sorry but a reality check needs to come out as this vehicle is not "all that" at least to my experience-
there are other problems as well- do tons of research before buying this friends! it does drive nice on the highway and sport mode is pretty quick- good luck!
So all Kia/Hyundai hybrids are made in Korea. If you compare apples to apples the Korean manufacturing quality will be significantly better.
As for the issues you’ve been having this is a first model year, they all have a ton of issues that includes Lexus and Toyota.
You cannot compare Lexus to Kia since Kia is marketed as a budget value brand vs luxury, so yes Lexus will have a ton of features, but reliability especially these days is pretty much the same, unless you hold your vehicles for decades on end
Nice Job!
From the Interenet: With the vehicle on, select Settings → Vehicle → Driver assistance → Warning volume from the infotainment system screen to change the Warning Volume to High, Medium, Low or Off for Reverse Parking Collision-Avoidance Assist.
I believe that would just remove the alarm sound when it senses an object while in reverse
I just got 2023, brand new in April of 2024, I got the 23 instead of 24, because of the price, $33,000
Thank you very much for your honest review. Can you please confirm if this is FWD or AWD? Thanks
AWD
is it LX version? All- wheels drive? Thanks
Yes
Holy cow. 50k miles In a little over a year? I bought a cover for the console cuz the sun kept reflecting off of it
Driving 5000km sportage phev. Like it much. Here in Finland and Europe sportage is shorter than in north america, i think? Chassie i believe is same? Here in Finland hev prices start about 35K€ and phev 45K€. How about USA? Great video! All best!
I live in the western part of the US, here the Kia (mild) hybrid (2024) for the LX starts at just under 30 thousand dollars and the SX Prestige starts at 38 thousand.
The Kia PHEV X-Line starts at 40 thousand dollars and the X-Line Prestige starts at 44 thousand.
Ok and thanks! All best!
2024 Ex AWD Premium package. Special ordered 23 took 2 years to get 24 in SE USA. 38k+ Didn't have to pay adjusted market value. My dealership normally charges $6,000 extra.
@@keithtrap8693 Ok thanks!
Mine is black with all tinted windows, including the front windows, gangster lookin.
isnt there an option in the settings to turn off the reverse beep?
As far as I'm aware there is not.
@@RivermanTV- could've swore I saw an option for it, I'm driving a 17 kia Niro. Would be a weird thing to remove from newer vehicles.
Another commenter mentioned it may be required by law due to it being a hybrid@@SaphireTsukikage
The curiosity is getting the best of me... what is that cable between your headrests used for?
I lay a seat down in back and then I lay fishing rod tips in the grooves in the cable to keep them off each other and off the arm rest
@@RivermanTV- As someone who tied a string to the interior ceiling with pins to accomplish the same thing... that's a way smarter method LOL
Didn’t know you did driving content 👍
Mostly just DIY stuff as the need arises for maintenance. At some point I won't have any more car videos to make.
You can't turn off the reverse sound in the settings?
Nope.
I believe that it is a federal mandate
So odd because my 2017 Sportage has the sunglasses holder 🤔
Any experience when passing potholes?
She handles em like a champ
EV's and Hybrids are required by law in the US to make noise. Hence the hum at low speed and the beep when backing up. Also, (and I'm truly not trying to beat you up), but you have an LX, not an EX.
I've never heard a Prius or RAV4 with a reverse beep like the Sportage. It is an LX - I always get the two mixed up.
Here's the info on EV's having to make noise. "In the United States, for example, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) enacted a regulation called the "Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 141" in 2016. This regulation requires all new hybrid and electric vehicles to emit an audible sound when traveling at speeds below 19 mph (30 km/h)." I read a few articles. The law includes backing up noise, but interestingly every manufacturer is allowed to create their own unique sounds. Looks like we are stuck with it.
@@RivermanTV-
Hmm interesting. I have a 2017 Hybrid and it is dead quiet when the gas engine isn't on. I can sneak up on people walking down the street lol
Does you kia, shakes at highway speeds? 70mph and up, the dealer says is normal. Because ots has a sporty supension. My car shakes amd i think is not normal saddly the dealer doesnt want to no anything about it.
I've never experienced any shaking at high speeds. Normally a sporty suspension means a stiffer ride and I would say this car is on the soft side. I would try to escalate the issue.
I like the softer ride I've been hearing about.........Us Oldies...81.......Really don't appreciate the shit getting kicked out of Us over every little bump........That also means I would like to see the total end of low-pro tires on My commuter car.........Save these hideous things for Indy 500 cars.......Paul
I'd bet that it isn't possible to accidently throw it into park while in motion. Maybe requires foot on brake to do so? Probably something in the manual about that.
Good point.
@@RivermanTV- I had a similar worry about the Park button. I‘ve come to realize that I don’t need to use this button at all. When I stop the car to park, I apply the parking brake and then simply turn the car off, Park is then automatically engaged. Therefore I can use the car in daily driving and never think about the park button. Thanks for the great video review.
@@jeffhands7097 I've also found that if you come to a stop and open the door, the park will automatically engage without use of the button
Is you Sportage AWD?
Yes
You give it 8.5 or a 9.0. Why not a 10? I’m afraid of a turbo giving problems and the1.6 L engine working harder causing troubles.Otherwise I really like the car and I want one.
Interior finishes and lack of basic safety features on the lowest trim. I personally wouldn't worry about the turbo unless you plan on spending a lot of time in higher RPM ranges.
Can you give us a ball park as far as how much money you’re saving on gas on a month basis ? TIA
I'd say about a tank per month.
Sold. Getting my wife a 2024.
Use electric break on lower dash
What gets broken when you use an electric break?
Good review. I've had my Canadian hybrid EX since September of 2022. Haven't put a ton of km on it since I've been working from home, only 18000 so far. Still really enjoy driving it - smooth, quiet, good ride, good tech, comfortable, my bicycle will fit in the back without having to take a wheel off. Average fuel economy since new is at 6.3 l/100km (37 MPG). Long term reliability remains a question that only time can answer. Heated steering wheels rule, too. And although it's a little weird to look through some times, the heated windshield works great in the winter. No problems so far other than some creaks from the infotainment display pod with temperature changes. Well and a windshield that had to be replaced due to a rock hit, pretty expensive (insurance) and they had some trouble recalibrating the camera requiring a couple trips.
Kia also pisses me off for not having adaptive cruise control on ANY 2024 sportage EX model. You have to jump up 3-4 thousand to get it. It's a safety feature kia, should be included on ALL trims.
Preach! Safety should be included on all trims. Poor decision by Kia in my opinion.
Reverse beep good
I just bought this car today I already picked up 51 thousand miles I feel like that ridiculously too fast to pick up that much miles in just one day. Can anyone tell me why?
Damn bro maybe don't drive to Argentina so much
@@RivermanTV- oh 😂😂😂 I was reading it wrong
1 year... 50k...
1 year, 7 months
Omg!!! Just drive ur kia, dont listen to what this guy is talking about.
Believe it or not, you can drive your Kia AND listen to this guy 😁 The two aren't mutually exclusive.
Get a car cover for your kia.
I just saw a video about the 2025 hybrid model. They are adding sound dampening to the cabin.... figures. I have a 2024.
I have a 2024 hybrid, I am happy with the lack of road noise.
With the vehicle on, select Settings → Vehicle → Driver assistance → Warning volume from the infotainment system screen to change the Warning Volume to High, Medium, Low or Off for Reverse Parking Collision-Avoidance Assist.
That's a totally different feature. Not the reverse beep.