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Kia Sorento Hybrid

Every Kia Sorento Hybrid model year on file, 2021 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years1133 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years62021 to 2026
Recall campaigns6Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins222Summed across model years
By model year

The 2025 model year drew the most complaints, 43, 38% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

020406020212022202320242025432026
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Kia Sorento Hybrid complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
50
Electrical system
31
Fuel system
28
Powertrain
26
Visibility and wipers
6
Speed control
6
Brakes
5
Driver assistance
4
Structure
3
Trailer hitches
2
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Kia Sorento Hybrid model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Kia Sorento Hybrid by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026SUV10.0171014
2025SUV432.33312028
2024SUV60.0300025
2023SUV303.31502047
2022SUV128.3524249
2021SUV210.0702159
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Kia Sorento Hybrid

  • 26V-046 Jan 26, 2026
    Due to a software error, the instrument panel display may fail
    Electrical system · 43k vehicles
  • 25V-006 Jan 13, 2025
    Software error in the Body Domain Control Unit (BDC) may cause a loss of low beam headlights and taillights
    Lighting · 74k vehicles
  • 23V-610 Aug 31, 2023
    Mounting clips for the rearview camera may break, which can cause the rearview camera image not to appear properly on the display
    Back-over prevention · 145k vehicles
  • 22V-703 Sep 19, 2022
    Debris and moisture accumulation on the tow hitch harness module printed circuit board (PCB) may cause an electrical short, which can result in a fire
    Trailer hitches · 71k vehicles
  • 22V-447 Jun 23, 2022
    In the event of a crash, the front driver-side and/or passenger-side seat belt pretensioner(s) may explode upon deployment
    Seat belts · 17k vehicles
  • 22V-127 Mar 4, 2022
    In the event of a crash, the front driver-side and/or passenger-side seat belt pretensioner(s) may explode upon deployment
    Seat belts · 213 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.