Kia tire pressures

Kia Sportage tire pressure

The cold tire pressures Kia prints in its owner's manuals for each Sportage tire size, by generation — Sportage (5th gen, NQ5) (2023 on), Sportage (4th gen, QL) (2017–2022) and Sportage (3rd gen, SL) (2011–2016). Find your tire size on the sidewall, then read across.

Sportage tire pressures by generation

Sportage (5th gen, NQ5) (2023 on)

235/65R17 104H

Full size tire

FrontRearNormal load35 psi240 kPa35 psi240 kPaFully loaded35 psi240 kPa35 psi240 kPa
Owner's manualSource

235/60R18 103H

Full size tire

FrontRearNormal load35 psi240 kPa35 psi240 kPaFully loaded35 psi240 kPa35 psi240 kPa
Owner's manualSource

235/55R19 101H

Full size tire

2023–2025

FrontRearNormal load35 psi240 kPa35 psi240 kPaFully loaded35 psi240 kPa35 psi240 kPa
Owner's manualSource

235/55R19 101V

Full size tire

FrontRearNormal load35 psi240 kPa35 psi240 kPaFully loaded35 psi240 kPa35 psi240 kPa
Owner's manualSource

Spare tire: T135/90D17 104M — 60 psi (420 kPa) Owner's manualSource

Notes from the owner's manuals
  • 235/65R17 104H: Printed "35 (2.4, 240)" (psi (bar, kPa)) in all four columns. Load index and speed symbol taken from the table's own LI / SS columns. Same in the 2025 S105 and 2026 S106 manuals.
  • 235/60R18 103H: Same in 2025 and 2026.
  • 235/55R19 101H: The 2023–2025 manuals list 235/55R19 with both speed symbols H and V; the 2026 manual lists 101V only.
  • 235/55R19 101V: Same in 2025 and 2026.
What the owner's manuals don't say
  • Sportage Hybrid / Plug-in Hybrid manuals not read (excluded)

Sportage (4th gen, QL) (2017–2022)

225/60R17 99H

Full size tire

FrontRearNormal load35 psi240 kPa35 psi240 kPaFully loaded35 psi240 kPa35 psi240 kPa
Owner's manualSource

225/55R18 98H

Full size tire

FrontRearNormal load35 psi240 kPa35 psi240 kPaFully loaded35 psi240 kPa35 psi240 kPa
Owner's manualSource

245/45R19 98H

Full size tire

FrontRearNormal load35 psi240 kPa35 psi240 kPaFully loaded35 psi240 kPa35 psi240 kPa
Owner's manualSource

Spare tire: T135/90D17 103M — 60 psi (420 kPa) Owner's manualSource

Notes from the owner's manuals
  • 225/60R17 99H: Printed "240 (35)" (kPa (psi)) in each of the four columns. Load index and speed symbol taken from the table's own LI / SS columns. "Maximum load" column recorded as frontLaden/rearLaden ("Normal load: up to 3 persons"). Same in the 2019 manual S104.
  • 225/55R18 98H: Same in 2019.
  • 245/45R19 98H: Same in 2019.
What the owner's manuals don't say
  • MY2020–2022 manuals not on the host

Sportage (3rd gen, SL) (2011–2016)

215/70R16

Full size tire

FrontRear35 psi240 kPa35 psi240 kPa
Owner's manualSource

225/60R17

Full size tire

FrontRear35 psi240 kPa35 psi240 kPa
Owner's manualSource

235/55R18

Full size tire

FrontRear34 psi235 kPa34 psi235 kPa
Owner's manualSource

Spare tire: T155/90D16 — 60 psi (420 kPa) Owner's manualSource

Notes from the owner's manuals
  • 215/70R16: Printed "35 (240)" (psi (kPa)) front and rear in a cell shared with 225/60R17; no maximum-load column. Same in the 2016 manual S103.
  • 225/60R17: Shares the 35 (240) cell with 215/70R16; same in 2016.
  • 235/55R18: Printed "34 (235)"; same in 2016.
What the owner's manuals don't say
  • MY2011–2013 manuals not on the host; 2014 and 2016 read

Figures marked "Owner's manual" link to the maker's own document. "Reported" figures are the maker's, read from a copy we could not get from the maker directly. A figure marked ≈ has been converted from the unit the manual prints. Nothing here has been checked against your vehicle: if it disagrees with the placard on the door jamb, the placard wins.

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Tire pressure questions

What should the tire pressure be on a Kia Sportage?

It depends on the tire size. For the sizes Kia lists, the cold pressure is 34–35 psi at the front and 34–35 psi at the rear. Find your size in the tables above, and check the tires cold.

What size tires does a Kia Sportage take?

Kia fitted the Sportage with 215/70 R16, 225/60 R17, 235/65 R17, 225/55 R18, 235/55 R18, 235/60 R18, 235/55 R19 and 245/45 R19, depending on the model year and trim. The size is printed on the side of your tire; the pressures above are listed by size.

Where is the tire pressure placard on a Kia Sportage?

On the driver's door jamb — the Tire and Loading Information placard. It gives the same cold pressures as the owner's manual, which is where the figures on this page come from; if the two ever disagree, go by the placard on your vehicle.

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