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2016 Kia Sorento wipers, windshield & visibility problems

23 complaints about wipers, windshield & visibility have been filed for the 2016 Kia Sorento, which is 1% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
23 1% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
30,000 miles 17 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2016 Kia Sorento Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 30,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 7 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 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: 30,000 miles
Based on 17 complaints that include mileage. 82% 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 miles4
20k to 40k miles7
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 17 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 30,000 miles, and 82% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the wipers, windshield & visibility complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

[xxx] 2016 kia sorento (VIN # [xxx]) sunroof exploded while on interstate 55 northbound in jackson, ms on 10-21-15 at approx. 8:30pm cst with no traffic or obstructions or overheads. Our mileage at the time was less than 200 miles. [xxx] was driving and I was the front passenger. The roof was closed as was the cloth shield (which probably save our life). The explosion was violent like an m-80 going off.

Reported at 1,900 miles, October 2015

2016 kia sorento v6 LX FWD automatic -- one day, suddenly, the wiper fluid leaked almost the entire tank on our garage floor immediately after filling. No other small leaks were noticed before this major fail. I found kia blogs in abundance and a large number of youtube videos reporting the same issue. There was even speculation in several kia forums that the problem was so prevalent kia should, at a minimum, publish a service bulletin, and some urged for a bona fide recall.

Reported at 57,000 miles, December 2020

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