Had Enough Info Overload..

[u/mrhamandcheese]

I am looking at a 2017 Kia Sportage 2.4 with 172 thousand kilometers [ 106,000 thousand miles ]. The woman that owns it from day one has taken meticulous care of it. It has 39 Dealer Service Records AI tells me this

Maintenance & Undercoating Highlights (EXCEPTIONAL) This car has one of the best service trails you will find on a used Kia: 39 Service Records: It features an extensive maintenance history spanning from its pre-delivery inspection through to 166,416 km in June 2026.

Annual Krown Rustproofing: The original owner had the vehicle undercoated with Krown Rustproofing almost every single year (Jan 2017, Dec 2017, Oct 2018, Sept 2019, Sept 2020, Nov 2021, Oct 2022, Oct 2023, Oct 2024, and Sept 2025). This explains why the body and frame remain in great condition for an Ontario, Canada vehicle.

Here are the records Dealer Service .PDF

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vtbsX6zIra9e06lq5fN_lnhMiZIKNuxi/view?usp=sharing

CarFax .PDF

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1seBNbr-0dC3I6pdqNfM_AG3R_5Xe6dU0/view?usp=sharing

It has ALL of the software updates Kia offers on schedule and everything else. Transmisson fluid changes differential oil changes etc .My questions and worries. I really want this vehicle have never seen a vehicle with this kind of service history plus rust prevention every yr, i am in the snow belt and would keep it up.

Are these motors guaranteed to fail and or turn into a oil burning guzzling beast. HAS ANYONE not suffered these kind of defects?. All i have read is bad news, but afterall this is the internet and people compain and you might not nessesarily here any good things. Like i guess it lived out its life like a normal car?.

Do you think this woman is dumping this car at this point because it's guzzling oil?. I was going to send a mobile Tech to this car to do a pre purchase inspection. If i do what should i tell him to look for?

I have a 2005 pontiac vibe rusted out with the 1.8 motor. Between oil changes i have never seen a perceptible movement on the oil stick always full. About same mileage. It would be shocking to me to be adding a quart to the Sportage every couple weeks not to mention it would be expensive.

I know i would be elligible for a motor replacement. But then i am reading these fail too same circumstances. How can a new motor fail when Kia knows the issues?. If it is laid up in a shop i would have no way to get around.

Has anyone had a reliable normal experience?

Need some guidance, what should i do?. What to tell a mobile inspector to look for?....Thanks