QUALITY AWARD FOR KIA SPORTAGE IN J.D. POWER LONG TERM SATISFACTION TEST

July 26, 2016 by Kia

◾Kia Sportage ranked first in J.D. Power Vehicle Dependability Study

◾Sportage outstrips competition in evaluation of 68 models by 15,000 drivers

◾Results published in German car magazine 'AUTO TEST'

◾J.D. Power victory follows 'zero fault' record for Kia Sportage in 'Auto Motor und Sport' 100,000km endurance test in June

The Kia Sportage has picked up another award for its quality and reliability, securing first place in the 2016 J.D. Power Vehicle Dependability Study in Germany. The result comes only six weeks after the Sportage completed a 100,000 kilometre endurance test conducted by German car magazine, Auto Motor und Sport, where it became the first car in the publication's history to complete the test without a single fault.

In J.D. Power's Vehicle Dependability Study, a long-term product quality survey, the third-generation Sportage stood out with an extremely low number of faults, measured by J.D. Power in problems per 100 cars (PP100). The Sportage's result of 45 PP100 not only resulted in victory in the Compact SUV segment, but also placed the car first among 68 models from 24 manufacturers in the overall ranking. The Sportage, which is Kia's bestselling model in Europe, recorded a 13-point lead over the second-place car.

The Kia Sportage displayed no weaknesses in any of the disciplines. In categories for Exterior, Interior and Air Conditioning, it achieved the best ratings of any car in the survey. The Vehicle Dependability Study is conducted annually and is the largest long-term satisfaction survey of German car owners. This year, J.D. Power surveyed 15,453 motorists. The results will be published on 27 July in German car magazine 'AUTO TEST'.

Steffen Cost, Managing Director (COO), Kia Motors Deutschland, said: 'Our customers' exceptionally high degree of satisfaction with the Kia Sportage is very gratifying. It is further proof of the quality of our cars, which also gained us first place in the 'Qualitatsreport 2015' Quality Report by 'Auto Bild' magazine and which we underscore with our seven-year warranty.

'We are convinced that the fourth generation of the Kia Sportage, which went on sale in January 2016, will also satisfy customers fully. The new model is a highly-developed compact SUV with a premium level interior, an award-winning exterior design, the latest comfort and safety technologies, a more efficient choice of engines, the new GT Line model – and, of course, Kia's high quality'