NHTSA ODI · 398,146 deduplicated matched complaint incidentsSnapshot through 2026-07-192010 Ford Fusion · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 102012 Ford Focus · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 102007 Toyota Camry · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 10Methodology · open and versionedPublished indexes show sample size and 95% interval
NHTSA ODI · 398,146 deduplicated matched complaint incidentsSnapshot through 2026-07-192010 Ford Fusion · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 102012 Ford Focus · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 102007 Toyota Camry · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 10Methodology · open and versionedPublished indexes show sample size and 95% interval
Federal complaint record · Kia Sportage · model year 1999
1999 Kia Sportage
Owners submitted 284 federal complaint reports about this model year, placing it at the 78th percentile for complaint intensity within its 1997 to 2001 compact suv cohort. The largest reported component group is engine. Sample sizes and limitations are shown below.
Engine · 19% · group n = 93Powertrain · 13% · group n = 62Brakes · 10% · group n = 48Electrical · 9% · group n = 45Fuel system · 9% · group n = 43
284
Complaint records on file
78,000
Median mileage at the reported problem · 71 complaints reported mileage
19%
Of classified component reports name engine · group n = 93
78th
Complaint-intensity percentile in a cohort of 20 model years
Reports describe the vehicle stalling or shutting off while driving
Cluster 1 of 31999 Kia Sportage
Brake performance · 36 reports
Reports describe braking performance concerns
Cluster 2 of 31999 Kia Sportage
Airbag concerns · 15 reports
Reports describe airbag warning or deployment concerns
Cluster 3 of 31999 Kia Sportage
Cluster summaries paraphrase recurring symptoms reported to NHTSA. They are aggregate descriptions, not individual verbatim reports.
Records through 2026-07-19Published 2026-08-02 · Updated 2026-07-19
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NHTSA consumer complaint records can reveal recurring patterns across published model years. MotorCensus summarizes those records as one complaint-signal index, with a 95% interval and sample size, updated with each data snapshot.