Vehicle Data Hub

Best and worst years for the Kia Sorento

Of the 22 model years of the Kia Sorento with enough data to compare, the 2011 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (921), and the 2009 has the fewest (38).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Kia Sorento 0 475 950 2003: 181 '03 2004: 102 2005: 176 '05 2006: 152 2007: 106 '07 2008: 158 2009: 38 38 '09 2010: 3 2011: 921 921 '11 2012: 430 2013: 578 '13 2014: 570 2015: 448 '15 2016: 640 640 '16 2017: 553 '17 2018: 186 2019: 481 '19 2020: 161 2021: 385 '21 2022: 297 2023: 215 '23 2024: 61 61 '24 2025: 130 '25 2026: 11
  • Most complaints
  • Fewest complaints
  • In between
Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.
View the numbers
Model yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
2003181
2004102
2005176
2006152
2007106
2008158
200938
20103
2011921
2012430
2013578
2014570
2015448
2016640
2017553
2018186
2019481
2020161
2021385
2022297
2023215
202461
2025130
202611

What stands out

The 2011 stands out, with about 4.6 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2011 and 2016. Or the years with the fewest: 2009 and 2024.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
20261111
2025130130
20246161
2023215215
2022297297
2021385385
2020161199
2019481639
2018186344
20175531,053
20166401,646
2015448970
20145701,384
20135781,299
20124301,212
20119212,080
201033
20093879
2008158319
2007106224
2006152382
2005176457
2004102341
2003181421