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 2000
2000 Kia Sportage
Owners submitted 304 federal complaint reports about this model year, placing it at the 75th percentile for complaint intensity within its 1998 to 2002 compact suv cohort. The largest reported component group is fuel system. Sample sizes and limitations are shown below.
Fuel system · 22% · group n = 102Brakes · 13% · group n = 61Powertrain · 11% · group n = 52Engine · 11% · group n = 50Electrical · 8% · group n = 38
304
Complaint records on file
70,838
Median mileage at the reported problem · 154 complaints reported mileage
22%
Of classified component reports name fuel system · group n = 102
75th
Complaint-intensity percentile in a cohort of 22 model years
Reports describe the vehicle stalling or shutting off while driving
Cluster 2 of 32000 Kia Sportage
Fire or smoke · 19 reports
Reports describe smoke, burning smells, or fire
Cluster 3 of 32000 Kia Sportage
Cluster summaries paraphrase recurring symptoms reported to NHTSA. They are aggregate descriptions, not individual verbatim reports.
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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.