Of the 83 used Sportages for sale in Orange County on Nov. 2, 2026, only 9 are on Bestest.

How this one made the cut

Model: The Sportage is one of seven Bestest-approved compact SUVs. (Six compact SUVs don't appear on Bestest.)
Year: 2023 is inside Bestest's 2021-2024 window, and not a Sportage year Bestest rejects.
Trim and powertrain: LX (gas). Not a Sportage version on Bestest's exclusions list.
Miles: 11,425 or about 3,000 a year. That's under Bestest's limits of 50,000 miles and 12,000 a year.
Dealer: One of Orange County's 4 Bestest-approved Kia franchise dealers.

The rest are too old or too new, have too many miles, or sit at independent lots or flagged dealers, or are a Sportage version Bestest avoids: the Sportage Plug-in Hybrid and the 2023 plug-in hybrid Sportage. How Bestest picks every car

Also at the Tustin Auto Center: 12 more Bestest-approved compact SUVs at Tustin Mazda, Tustin Toyota and 5 other dealers. All at the same auto center as this Sportage, so you can see and drive them back to back.

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This Bestest-approved 2023 Kia Sportage LX for sale in Tustin is Kia certified, so its powertrain warranty is good until around October 2033 or another 89,000 miles, and it gets 12 months or 12,000 miles of bumper-to-bumper coverage from the day you buy it.

This LX has front-wheel drive and the 187-hp 2.5-liter four-cylinder, a pairing the EPA rates at 28 mpg combined. When you check availability, we'll also email you a link to the free Carfax vehicle history report (when available), which includes the exact in-service date and how much warranty is left.

Questions shoppers ask about this Sportage

Is Kia certified worth it?

On a Kia, certification matters more than on most makes. Kia's 10-year/100,000-mile powertrain warranty normally ends with the first owner, and a second owner gets 5 years or 60,000 miles. Certified Sportages keep the full 10-year/100,000-mile powertrain coverage, for the engine and transmission, plus whatever is left of the 5-year/60,000-mile bumper-to-bumper warranty, both counted from the first sale. Kia's program adds 12 months or 12,000 miles of Platinum coverage on top. On a 2023, that is up to 5 more years of powertrain coverage than a non-certified Sportage would carry. In Orange County, a certified used Sportage usually lists for well under $1,000 more than a non-certified one, miles and trim being equal. Both transfer to you in full.

Is the Sportage Hybrid worth it?

The Sportage Hybrid costs more used than a gas Sportage, and the EPA rates a front-wheel-drive Sportage Hybrid at 43 mpg combined against this one's 28, which works out to about $75 a month less in gas at 1,000 miles a month. The hybrid is also the quicker Sportage. Used hybrids hold their value better than their gas twins, so a good part of what you pay up front comes back when you sell. If you'll keep the car a few years, the hybrid pays for itself.

Why doesn't Bestest list the Sportage Plug-in Hybrid?

Bestest lists the gas Sportage and the Sportage Hybrid, but not the Plug-in Hybrid: its first year scored well below the other two with owners, and Bestest holds a model until its record catches up. It is under review as newer data comes in.

The LX is the base of the Sportage lineup. Standard equipment includes a 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine producing 187 horsepower, a 12.2-inch digital instrument display, an 8-inch touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, LED headlights and tail lights, Lane Following Assist with Lane Keeping Assist, Forward Collision Avoidance-Assist with pedestrian and cyclist detection, 17-inch machined alloy wheels, an electronic parking brake with auto-hold, and rear parking sensors.

The 2023 Kia Sportage is the first year of the fifth-generation Sportage, redesigned and 7.1 inches longer than the model it replaced. Every gas 2023 Sportage has a 187-hp 2.5-liter four-cylinder and an eight-speed automatic. The 2023 Sportage has 41.3 inches of rear legroom and 39.6 cubic feet of cargo space behind the back seat.