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Kia Sorento

Every Kia Sorento model year on file, 2003 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years10,174768 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years242003 to 2026
Recall campaigns41Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins2,528Summed across model years
By model year

The 2011 model year drew the most complaints, 1,518

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

05001,0001,5002,000200320052007200920111,5182013201520172019202120232026
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 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
4,223
Electrical system
1,392
Powertrain
1,177
Structure
936
Lighting
860
Airbags
718
Brakes
698
Steering
542
Fuel system
505
Speed control
396
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Kia Sorento 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 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026SUV560.083208
2025SUV7510.75773033
2024SUV4117.12052049
2023SUV1215.86053051
2022SUV1894.28226085
2021SUV2502.483341105
2020SUV13616.94861185
2019SUV4287.01,01921111
2018SUV2549.861231195
2017SUV8046.11,57743241
2016SUV1,2526.23,05483274
2015SUV7504.71,64834202
2014SUV9877.22,24368261
2013SUV9817.33,066510228
2012SUV88011.93,035510233
2011SUV1,5187.14,977810202
2010SUV366.792110
2009SUV557.32503116
2008SUV21712.43743318
2007SUV15410.42304323
2006SUV2428.35831119
2005SUV3077.24520027
2004SUV22011.43580022
2003SUV3055.69531130
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Kia Sorento

  • 26V-046 Jan 26, 2026
    Due to a software error, the instrument panel display may fail
    Electrical system · 43k vehicles
  • 25V-745 Oct 30, 2025
    Vehicles are equipped with an incorrect spare tire which, when installed, can impair the anti-lock braking system (ABS) and the traction control…
    Tires · 45 vehicles
  • 25V-649 Sep 25, 2025
    Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) blower motor wiring harness may be inadequate, which can result in a fire
    Electrical system · 40k vehicles
  • 25V-548 Aug 25, 2025
    Connecting rod bolts in the engine may have been improperly tightened, which can cause a loss of drive power
    Engine and cooling · 30 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-287 Apr 23, 2024
    Motor driven power steering (MDPS) wiring harness may be incorrectly assembled, which can result in a loss of power steering assist
    Electrical system · 95 vehicles
  • 23V-877 Dec 21, 2023
    Engine compartment fire can occur while driving
    Engine and cooling · 80k vehicles
  • 23V-652 Sep 25, 2023
    Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU) may experience an electrical short, which can result in an engine compartment fire while parked or driving
    Brakes · 1.73M vehicles
  • 23V-639 Sep 15, 2023
    Due to a manufacturing error, water may leak into the rearview camera, which can cause the rearview camera image not to appear on the display
    Back-over prevention · 84k 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
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.