Could I have damaged my 2026 Kia Sportage by driving past 0 km range and then overfilling the tank? Verry worried about evap and possible engine issue.

I have a 2026 Kia Sportage 1.6 T-GDI 150 hp (Cool trim, 2WD) and I’m a little worried about something I did recently.
The fuel range on the dashboard dropped to 2 km, but I still had about 5 km to go to the nearest gas station. The drive took around 10 minutes. The range reached 0 km during the drive, but the car continued running and I made it to the gas station. I may have noticed a slight loss of power near the end, but the car never stalled or started misfiring.
When I got to the gas station, the fuel gauge was basically empty. I then made another mistake: I wanted to find out how much fuel the tank could actually hold, so I asked the attendant to keep filling after the nozzle automatically clicked off, until I could actually see fuel in the filler neck.
The receipt shows 63.27 liters of gasoline. Kia lists the fuel tank capacity as 54 liters, so I apparently filled considerably beyond the nominal capacity.
After refueling, I’ve driven about 50 km and the car is completely normal. No check-engine light, no misfires, no difficulty starting, no unusual fuel smell, and no noticeable loss of power.
My concerns are:
Could driving a few kilometers after the range reached 0 km have damaged the fuel pump or engine?
Could filling the tank all the way into the filler neck have pushed liquid fuel into the EVAP/charcoal canister and damaged the EVAP system?
Could I have damaged the fuel level sensor by either running the tank extremely low or overfilling it?
Is there anything I should actually check now, or should I simply continue driving normally and stop filling after the first automatic shutoff in the future?
I know I shouldn’t have topped it off like that. I’m mainly trying to understand whether I likely caused any actual damage, given that the car has already driven 50 km normally afterward.

Posted Aug 12, 2026, 3:29 AM UTC

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