Kia Sorento by model year

14,151 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Kia Sorento across 25 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Kia Sorento

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
2003	421
2004	341
2005	457
2006	382
2007	224
2008	319
2009	79
2010	3
2011	2,080
2012	1,212
2013	1,299
2014	1,384
2015	970
2016	1,646
2017	1,053
2018	344
2019	639
2020	199
2021	385
2022	297
2023	215
2024	61
2025	130
2026	11

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG	Safety
2027				23 to 26
2026	11		2	23 to 33
2025	130	Electrical system (17%)	3	23 to 33	5 stars
2024	61	Electrical system (18%)	2	23 to 34	5 stars
2023	215	Electrical system (18%)	3	24 to 34	4 stars
2022	297	Drivetrain & axles (23%)	6	24 to 34	4 stars
2021	385	Drivetrain & axles (37%)	4	24 to 26	4 stars
2020	199	Engine (35%)	1	20 to 25	5 stars
2019	639	Engine (27%)	2	21 to 25	5 stars
2018	344	Engine (33%)	3	19 to 24	5 stars
2017	1,053	Engine (39%)	4	19 to 24	5 stars
2016	1,646	Engine (44%)	8	19 to 24	5 stars
2015	970	Engine (38%)	3	20 to 23	5 stars
2014	1,384	Engine (30%)	6	20 to 22	5 stars
2013	1,299	Engine (40%)	5	20 to 24	4 stars
2012	1,212	Engine (39%)	5	20 to 24	4 stars
2011	2,080	Engine (16%)	7	20 to 24	4 stars
2010	3		1
2009	79	Air bags (27%)	2	17 to 18
2008	319	Air bags (21%)	3	17 to 18
2007	224	Air bags (27%)	4	17 to 18
2006	382	Engine (22%)	1	15 to 16
2005	457	Engine (23%)		15 to 16
2004	341	Engine (26%)		15 to 16
2003	421	Engine (27%)	1	15