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Kia Sorento PHEV

Every Kia Sorento PHEV 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 years442 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years62021 to 2026
Recall campaigns8Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins162Summed across model years
By model year

The 2022 model year drew the most complaints, 22, 50% of the model's total

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

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

Powertrain leads the Kia Sorento PHEV complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Powertrain
14
Electrical system
13
Engine and cooling
11
Fuel system
6
Brakes
4
Driver assistance
4
Seat belts
2
Trailer hitches
2
Speed control
2
Structure
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Kia Sorento PHEV 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 PHEV by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026Not decoded0NoneNone1012
2025SUV128.3923018
2024SUV20.0100027
2023SUV80.0402050
2022SUV224.5965250
2021Not decoded0NoneNone005
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Kia Sorento PHEV

  • 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
  • 24V-920 Dec 10, 2024
    During a crash, the steering rack may damage the fuel line, which can result in a fuel leak
    Fuel system · 1,385 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
  • 23V-027 Jan 25, 2023
    Fuel tank may have been improperly molded, which can result in a fuel leak
    Fuel system · 34 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.