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2016 Kia Sorento electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 107 complaints for the 2016 Kia Sorento, 7% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
107 7% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
52,000 miles 34 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 8
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2016 Kia Sorento Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 52,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 6 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 8 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 5 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 7 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 52,000 miles
Based on 34 complaints that include mileage. 56% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles6
20k to 40k miles8
40k to 60k miles5
60k to 80k miles7
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 34 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 52,000 miles, and 56% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 8 fires, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

In March of 2023, my 2016 Kia Sorento was stolen in Shorewood, Wisconsin as several teenagers broke the window and ripped open the ignition system. Due to a design flaw in the ignition system and no immobilizer in Kia vehicles that were created from 2011-2022, theft became very easy and a widespread problem ensued in the Milwaukee area as well as other cities in the Midwest. The vehicle was stolen by these teenagers and ultimately crashed and totaled.

March 2023 CrashInjury

Yesterday I was approaching a yellow light. The light changed to red as I was coming to a complete stop. I was at a complete stop waiting for the light to change so I could make a left turn. Suddenly the truck shut off completely. I then put my foot on the brake and put the truck in park so I could try to restart it. The truck restarted with no problems. This is the second incidence of the truck shutting off completely. The first occurrence was in january or february of this year.

Reported at 17,803 miles, October 2017

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