Living with a...Kia Sportage

[@musicferret1829]

Thats what I call a proper review. Most people are not racing drivers, most people are not worried about boring drives , as long as it gets you from A to B safely , who's worried whether the interior is a little dull. With respect we need more reviews by normal drivers not style gurus and racing drivers. Well done.

[@philltromans1544]

Cheers Steff!

[@johnwhite2143]

I just got one of these in infra red 68 plate isg2 model with naturally aspirated 1.6 petrol engine, what a great car very happy with it loads of room for 3 kids an can go camping with mountain bike in car too, i drove 120 miles to campsite through scottish glens an averaged 53mpg there and exactly the same driving 120 miles back only used about a third of a tank of fuel, great mpg, not a quick car by any means about 11 seconds to 60mph but it is a family car, but it enough power for safe overtakes, i average 40mpg in city driving and 50mpg driving 10 miles to work each day so not bad for a petrol, good review and good job kia 👌👍

[@dh1380]

Speak for yourself but yes this is a good review. I drive a very fast BMW and it feels lovely and special every time I get in it. I don't drive like a hooligan, but it just feels great. My gripe is with the interior which is just... Fine. This review provides some nice perspective.

[@itsyaboimat2393]

I have the 2011 kia Sportage EX and I'm a on call firefighter in America and can say I absolutely love all the space this car gives me to be able to leave my gear in my car but also do daily tasks, awesome review Phil

[@10mbc]

This review is fine.

[@richardgeddis1973]

what i got from this review is that the car is fine. it has a purpose and if your purpose matches the car then its fine.

[@th-l8936]

This guy needs to do more videos!

[@swanblake]

T H-L absolutely agree.

[@philltromans1544]

I also agree, what a guy.

[@AutoTraderTV]

Haha!

[@robertl2856]

Love these long term reports thanks

[@philltromans1544]

Cheers Robert!

[@AndrewBishop1971]

I had one for 6 months and I really liked it. Very reliable, very comfortable, easy to drive, brilliant Sat Nav (better than Toyota or Hyundai).

[@liviumititelu7397]

Hyundai owns it

[@sg-tp7sc]

Volkswagen better than Toyota I don’t think so especially on reliability

[@OzgunDoganbaloglu]

The car looks gorgeous. It has everything.

[@Do_Not_Buy_Kia_Look_After_UK]

Are you totally blind or something? "Gorgeous"? That is the most hideous, vile-looking vehicle ever produced. The front end is just beyond words.

[@anpham605]

for me the exterior is really good. But I cant stand the interior

[@MsVS1221]

I think that it is a nice looking vehicle as well.

[@barbarajanesowak882]

@@kaichandler I suppose you don't know that Kia now has the top former Audi/BMW engineers including Peter Schreyer? www.forbes.com/sites/davidkiley5/2018/06/20/man-bites-dog-korean-brands-genesis-kia-and-hyundai-top-quality-rankings/#414fcd3b23e5 fortune.com/2015/06/29/korean-japanese-cars-quality/ www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2019/11/14/consumer-reports-auto-reliability-study-2020-vehicles/2578463001/

[@coops1964]

@@Do_Not_Buy_Kia_Look_After_UK I get the feeling you don’t like this car?

[@vvp1002]

I have exactly the same Sportage 1,7 CRDI, manual, white color (except steering wheel on correct side) for one year. Exterior some one not like, some one like- its a matter of taste. Interior absolutely perfect and spacious, engine have a great tourque, steering also best as for cross over. I like this car

[@OrnumCR]

Vadym Pyatko Correct side?? All relative methinks...there is no ‘correct’ side in this debate. You either live in a country with left hand traffic or right hand traffic. Variety is the spice of life my friend.

[@vvp1002]

RCBM I live in a country where peps have a certain sence of humor......Agree tthat joke of a wrong wheel side work ? :)

[@OrnumCR]

Vadym Pyatko Pretty old chestnut that one! When you hear that ‘joke’ over and over again over many years it soon loses its humour value 😜 Enjoy your Sportage, they’re good cars....Best wishes...

[@kndengraver]

Most reviews are of the 2 trim. I have the 4 which has a nicer interior and luxuries like heated steering wheel, panoramic roof and heated/ventilated seats - but most importantly it has a lot of standard safety kit like AEB, rear blind spot warning and cross traffic alert as well as speed limit reader and lane keep assist. Ok, it has a premium of about £5k on the 2 but I'm worth it and it still saves a bundle on comparably kitted 'premium' makes.

[@sonyawright6530]

The 2 has heated seats, it drives very well and is a great car. I do miss a sunroof but for the money I had my Sportage 2 ticks all the boxes for me. I am a very happy lady. Saying that next time I will make sure I have a sunroof. This is an excellent review.

[@prescribic]

I love how he says it’s fine. We need more humorous reviewers!

[@swanblake]

This is a great car. In the US here we have the 2.0L turbo petrol. Very fast and sporty. My mom just got it and loves the speed and luxury interior. She really appreciates it smaller for class size as well. It's funny because our Sportage is the enthusiasts trim and polar opposite as he describes.

[@aacmove]

Blake Swan petrol in Europe is nearly three times the price of the US and roads twice as small. Taxes and ownership also have to be added on top. That's why the majority of people don't own large engined cars. Not because they don't want to go fast, because the physically can't. Roads are so clogged with cars the average speeds are around 8mph. Also american style trucks wouldn't get down half the streets.

[@Rezaroth]

In my country we pronounce Sportage like for example "linkage" or "passage". I love the video. Cheers.

[@benthk3dprt136]

exactly why do you say "sportage" like "corsage" ? that sounds so weird

[@cosmopolitanwonder9675]

We say it like you linkage in the middle and North of the UK. This man has a South south East UK accent totally different to the London central and a different accent than South West of UK. Wales and Scotland are Celtic accents like a different language and very fast talking. He says Sport arge we say Sportage

[@cosmopolitanwonder9675]

Is the same with bath he says shall we have a Barth. We northerners say Bath. But they say passage like us and you. I love different scents from most countries but do not like US Southern accents saying Maaaaam.

[@republicoftabbounistan9495]

@@cosmopolitanwonder9675 In the USA we say Sportage, like Massage.

[@denzelwashington6222]

Yanks pronounce it sporteyge

[@neilphelps8618]

Good honest review, thank you. Collecting mine next week. Fine. 👍🏻

[@Nigelrudyardmusic]

Fine review.

[@gpat64]

A very fine review :-)

[@jamiep61]

The Interior quality needs Improving but apart from that the Kia Sportage Is a great looking SUV

[@stendecstretcher5678]

Thankyou for a good honest review.

[@SamIAm-kz4hg]

"If you want an involving drive..." If you compare this vehicle to other SIMILAR cars (SUVs), then it IS involving and sporty. I drove some of the competition. There is nothing else in the price range that has a similarly powerful engine and doesn't have an awful SVT.

[@TheDervMan]

Excellent review, can we have more videos made by Phil please?

[@philltromans1544]

Cheers DervMan, I'll keep making them if you keep watching them!

[@TheDervMan]

Phill Tromans Please!

[@ilovecars2558]

Near were I live they have a 18 plate shortage really nice coulor grey nice car better than a Hyundai Tuson.

[@steve1962]

FINE review.......looking to get one of these myself, but going for a 2.0 CRDI for towing.

[@RCooke357]

I've watched some bad Kia Sportage review videos. But this one....is fine.

[@D______]

Here is my Kia experience. Anyone in my position has encountered the same thing from Kia. If you cannot supply them with up to date maintenance records on your vehicle they will not cover it. So for instance, if you change your own oil you're screwed. Might work if you saved all your receipts but very few people are in the habit of saving receipts of them doing their own oil changes. This ploy Kia uses is well documented if you want to look it up, I have, and it’s out there. Also my car would be covered under the SC147 recall as the symptoms of my engine seizing up (engine needs replaced) followed the exact same symptomology as those the manufacturing defect notes in the recall. The recall notice even appears on my Carfax report. Again you can find all the recall information online. The reason my car isn't part of the SC147 recall according to Kia is because it is MPI instead of GDI. All the rest of the engine is the exact same, 2.4L theta II. Kia says that because my car uses a different kind of fuel injection method that it cannot be affected by the metal filings left in the engine block which is what the SC147 recall is all about. That's totally absurd on its face but that's Kia's position. The vehicles Kia did recall was done after many government threats as well as numerous lawsuits brought by disgruntled Kia owners for which there are many. Kia's mother company, Hyundai actually recalled their vehicles for the same problem immediately when the issue was discovered. It took Kia several years later to admit to the problem and issue a recall even though they were well aware of the problem. Where was Kia's concern for people being killed due to this manufacturing defect? A car having its engine seize up on the interstate would be something that would concern most companies immediately but not Kia. Unless Kia completely changes the way it does business they will continue to cost consumers thousands of dollars for defective cars and probably end up killing people due to their own negligence. I had to argue, write emails, file complaints with various entities, etc just to get Kia to actually LOOK at my engine at no cost to me to determine the how and why of the engine failure. Kia refused to cover my car even though it is under warranty and furthermore refused to even LOOK at my car to see what caused the failure. I'm still waiting for a callback from Kia with their assessment. Kia actually agreed to take my valve cover off to take a look at my car once I complained as high up as I could to Kia. This was after several months of my car sitting dead on the Auffenberg Kia lot in Metro east St Louis. Kia actually told me I'd have to pay $1500 up front to have my engine failure looked into initially. My constant pressure on Kia finally got them to say they would take my valve cover off for no fee which costs Kia less than $50 in labor. Kia had no desire whatsoever to know what caused my engine to seize up. Their ONLY concern was to avoid any acknowledgement of any responsibility or liability. Kia already knew what caused the engine to fail. The same thing that happened to hundreds of thousands of the same engines made by Kia and Hyundai. It was the exact same problem as the Kia SC147 recall. Taking the valve cover off will not help. There was no oil leak. No oil smell. Never any indication of any problem with the valve cover. It's simply a ploy for Kia to say we looked at your engine and it's your fault. Who would trust their assessment at this point anyway? I'm out thousands of dollars I still owe on a car without a working engine. Don't you think any car maker worth a darn would want to know why one of their vehicles engines just seized up on the highway? Kia's been super lucky so far no one has died due to their negligence. Additionally a co-worker of mine had a problem with his Kia and will not buy one again either. For his Kia the car required a specific oil filter made and installed by Kia and if that was not used the engine fails. He was never told this when he purchased the vehicle. His insurance successfully sued Kia for over $7,000 for his engine failure. Unfortunately my insurance doesn't cover mechanical issues. Ever wonder why your Kia never quite gets the gas mileage it was rated to get? Kia has also paid out for a class action lawsuit because they lied about the MPG of many of their models. The very MPG rating that many people base a large percentage of their purchase decision on. Yeah, Kia lied about that too but kept it hush hush. You can find the information online if you look for it. I had my car into the dealership (Auffenberg) several times before the engine failure telling them something is bad wrong with the car. The Kia service department ran every kind of computer diagnostic and could find no reason for the problems which included knocking, major loss of power, major loss of fuel economy and car dying at both idle and speed. Check engine light was always on and every sensor it said was malfunctioning was replaced and it didn't help. Unfortunately I could not leave my car with Kia. Kia wouldn't supply me with a free rental. They said it was against company policy. My step daughter was dying needing a second liver transplant as all this was going on and I couldn't be without that vehicle. With only one vehicle (other than the Kia) I wouldn't be able to get to work or my step daughter wouldn't be able to be cared for properly. I told Kia this and still they refused to get me a rental while they actually got to the root of my car problem and addressed it. Instead they said sorry to hear that, we can't find any problem with your car. They actually let me leave with a car they KNEW was dangerous and about to fail. They didn't care that my family was going through a serious medical situation with my step daughter and the car behaving as it was only increased the stress on my entire family during this time. Fortunately my step daughter got her transplant just in time and is doing ok now. Not only did Kia sell me a defective product but all this happened as our family is going through the stress of a child being deathly ill, lots of additional costs for medical related expenses and Kia was told this and didn't care. Kia added thousands of dollars to my already stressed finances by selling me a defective vehicle. But it gets even better. The Kia rep in Arizona named Steve that handles my case and many others actually told me on the phone that some of Kia's cars die early and that's just the way it is. He insisted all other car manufacturers have the same problem and also refuse to repair the vehicles leaving their customers screwed too. That's certainly not my experience nor that of anyone I know. Steve at Kia flat out told me Kia isn't going to pay and I'm out of luck because I got a bad Kia and have to eat it. That's what he said. That's Kia’s customer service that said that to me. I have to shake my head and laugh every time I call Kia and their recording says "Rated #1 in initial quality 2 years in a row!" Yeah, and dies in 78,000 miles and Kia refuses to make a full recall or honor it's warranty. You won't see Kia winning any customer service awards or vehicle longevity awards. My advice to anyone that has a Kia (ESPECIALLY if it's a 2.4L) is to trade it in and get something other than a Kia before it dies and your left paying off a car that doesn't run. I liked Kia at one time or I wouldn't have bought one. What I've found out since has opened my eyes to the quality of their vehicles and their denials of their own manufacturing defects even if it could cost lives or severely screw consumers over financially. Buying a Kia might make you think you're getting more quality for less money but it's all based upon lies and cover-ups. That is my Kia experience and it's the WORST experience I've had with any company on any level at any time in my 31 (47 - 16) years of driving cars.

[@vickierobertsroberts9363]

Darren P in America we have what is called The Lemon Law. Look it up and see if it can become a law in yoyr countey as well.

[@vickierobertsroberts9363]

Another thing. Businesses that offer oil changes. Make sure you have a way to tighten the filter yourself. Many of these places wiil leave it loose then you will get motor shavings and or locked up motor. All dealerships screw you with...if you don't have your vehicle serviced by authorized dealership and authorized parts your warranty becomes void. :( just make sure you can get some where close by and tighten your filter. Recheck oil level.

[@D______]

I'm getting my engine replaced for free and a free rental car while I wait. I don't require use of the lemon law.

[@filthymcnastyazz]

Darren P longest non bipolar comment ever

[@stuey36]

Good review - you should be more famous. I've always liked the Sportage but feel the engines are old tech - noisy, higher consumption and emissions. Another thing that put me off is the 7 year warranty isn't always what they say it is - a friend's sunroof cracked and Kia said it was a "consumable" therefore couldn't be replaced under warranty

[@RCooke357]

Yes, the warranties cover actual repairs like engine, transmission, etc.

[@truckerjames4749]

So the verdict is that the kia and everything that comes along with it is “fine”

[@torrid94]

Great reviewer..

[@philltromans1544]

Cheers Torrid!

[@aacmove]

My only issue with my previous model LHD sportage was the truck like accelerator pedal. With cruise control on motorways you foot is in an awkward position. With a normal pedal you can usually rest it straight ahead.

[@alexandergoldman]

this review was...fine. nothing too exciting, not awful

[@thegreypenguin5097]

I dont really believe it mpg. Our fuel economy ratings in the us for the Kia sportage dont even brake 30 mpg.

[@robthomas7232]

Ok responding to comment from 9 months ago. You have bigger, more powerful and thirsty engines in the US

[@bbrezze3454]

His is diesel not gas

[@martinfarrell5778]

I live in western canada. We can not get the diesel version of any small SUV here. Very sad.

[@ConradWilliams400m]

i think its safe to say that its FINE

[@volt8684]

Did i miss mpg insurance etc

[@sirfulham]

I like the practicality and value for money compared with a VAG group car. It just needs a bit more vavavoom!

[@bbrezze3454]

Mine has sport mode and it will get up and go lol

[@h4x0rl33tee]

How many times to broken Down

[@dr.awkward9075]

This review = fine.

[@noonecanjudgeme7777]

I love Kia Sportage😎😍It is amazing car.

[@davewestsk8]

Did I see some aggressive inline skates in there.

[@dolivere]

I enjoy this review, I got good information

[@VervBav]

same roads in the driving scenes as Matt drives in CarWOW :)

[@KSY55O]

Ihave this car. very good for me and my gf

[@ryanfrisby7389]

Great review

[@stevenmorris2293]

how are you getting 43 mile per gallon in UK, and only 20+ per gallon in the US , same car ?

[@kndengraver]

UK gallons are around 20% larger than US gallons and the 43mpg was possibly for a diesel manual? The US have auto 2.4 liter petrol I think. When Dodge sold the Avenger here with that combination UK drivers probably were lucky to top 30mpg.

[@micif5316]

A fine review

[@tszyeungchu]

Could you do a sorento living with video?

[@aledagaro8075]

Beautiful car, i own It too

[@adassa1132]

So it's fine then. I prefer the older model I really don't like the front grill design of this.

[@andyfarida8069]

Hi can you do long term test review on the new Peugeot 3008 pls?

[@AutoTraderTV]

That's a great shout! We'll see what we can do.

[@andyfarida8069]

Auto Trader thank you and I look forward to it - keep up the great work and I thoroughly enjoyed all the videos you guys created

[@dan_6915]

Wife upset. - Something's wrong, honey? - No, everything it's *FAIN* !

[@RCooke357]

It's *fine.

[@qbal7562]

I'll tell what's not fine, where you've mounted your phone on the windscreen! Sort it out.

[@cheguevara5511]

I got the same AWD brushed copper color here in the US they don't have diesel or standard sucks people are lazy here

[@mjames2117]

Commonly used engine. Dealers will tell you that the Kia are better than the similarly equipped Hyundai.

[@arrowman007]

it's a nice car...i am going to have mine tomorrow..yeaaah..:))

[@grahamingham9438]

FINE 😀

[@ventiadi1460]

Its beautifull but the interior is a little bit "boring"

[@swanblake]

ventiadi top trims it is appointed so nicely. Get a light color interior and it really mixesmthings up nicely

[@paulcrawford5437]

lol it's fine".

[@xenonozhid3383]

Compared with a Mazda CX-5 please?

[@D______]

Kia vehicle engines are known to only last 78,000 miles. This I'm told from a Kia represenative.

[@vickierobertsroberts9363]

Darren P I traded up from my 2000 kia sportage 198k miles to my 2008 kia sorento with 158k. The only thing neede for the sportage...shocks and fuel filter. I hope my sorento keeps going. Just keep oil changed between 3 and 5 thousand miles

[@bbrezze3454]

I hope that is not true mine is at 55k miles now 😬😬

[@jeffchristie1541]

If you don’t want an shut that’s just fine , we’ll get the Peugeot 3008

[@nicholasanley7871]

Fine

[@lkh0120]

wellmade car

[@sirbucristian3890]

Wellll ....i will not buy a new car in mi life ,not worth....abaut mi gt line...is pretty ok-ish ...not recomend ( prefer an vw secondhand,better equiped)

[@benflorbiong4532]

Fine over9000!!!

[@rrttyy11229]

Right hand drive? Where are you? Shouldn't it be left hand drive

[@AutoTraderTV]

In the UK, it's all right hand drive here.

[@ruzzelladrian907]

Have children already.

[@-Hooman-]

You will just waste your money on it it's fine :)

[@commentguy7]

Is it good?keep watching..i will tell you...LOL...what the fook

[@georgej4546]

42 MPG...... Ahhhh.... Not very "fine"..😉

[@philltromans1544]

In fairness, I do a lot of low-speed trawling which is lousy on fuel. I suspect if I did more motorway cruising at normal pace, I'd be closer to 50mpg.

[@philltromans1544]

floyd watt That might be US gallons or a different engine. Official UK combined mpg rating for this one is 61mpg.

[@DC-pe3fr]

such a 'white good' kinda car

[@gabrielcaramet3238]

Like most Toyota Volkswagen Honda seat Skoda Citroën etc....

[@davidsweeney111]

why not buy a van?

[@swanblake]

David AWD and handling

[@filthymcnastyazz]

Shitty hsndling

[@rrttyy11229]

David no this is better

[@iLL3571]

I fucking hate reviews like these. You're comparing a car that comes with a lot of standard features which I can buy used right now for 18k, to Seat Ateca or Tiguan or whatever cars that with the same spec cost 23k minimum, plus they're unreliable with shitty gearboxes and who knows what else.

[@standsouza4214]

it's fine !!! 🛀

[@jollyjohn6403]

lol

[@IT-li3ul]

Too common , too many around ,, don’t be like everyone else

[@Do_Not_Buy_Kia_Look_After_UK]

The most vile-looking, hideous vehicle ever produced, in the history of the motor car. Only a moron would buy this.

[@Ben_kahana]

Great review