2019 Kia Sorento problems
The 2019 Kia Sorento has 639 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (27%) concerns engine. After that come electrical system (11%) and body & structure (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 639 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 27% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 20 and 29
- Injuries and deaths
- 25 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 21,000 miles 148 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 71 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 21 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 12 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 11 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 9 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 10 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 7 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 148 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 21,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 75,000 miles (49 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 20 complaints mention a crash; 29 complaints mention a fire; 25 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2019 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 22 model years of the Kia Sorento with enough data (481 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
KIA and HYUNDAI - all of their cars are unsafe. I have attached a letter to the NJ State Attorney General to explain some of the issues. These cars are absolutely unsafe and we have no peace of mind. They are killing us, literally. Please do all you can to immediately stop them. I cannot explain how upsetting this is. Please may you help our families. Our children drive these cars. Our brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, neighbors, parents and all of us are in jeopardy of losing our lives. Thank you.
Stumbles horribly through the low gears during acceleration until hitting ~45-50MPH on cold start-up (after sitting several hours or overnight). After engine warmup the effect begins to moderate, though it remains present at all times. Worse in eco and comfort drive modes. Going up hill the car accelerates faster which lurches the car forward and is very scary. Sounds like a misfire when I start the car this happens in the city/town and speeding up to get on the interstate.
When pulling out onto the road pushing on the accelerator the vehicle wont accelerate ,pushing down on the accelerator another 1/8 of an inch and the vehicle will take off very fast, also it feels like a misfire at slow speeds.it happens always.