Kia air bags problems
Across all Kia models in NHTSA's complaint database, 3,464 complaints involve air bags. The Sorento accounts for the largest share (21%). The single worst model year is the 2011 Sorento with 183 air bags complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 3,464 about air bags, all Kia models
- Most affected
- Sorento 21% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 68,000 miles 2,106 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1332 and 26
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Kia models
Worst model years for air bags
- 2011 Kia Sorento183 complaints
- 2006 Kia Sedona81 complaints
- 2012 Kia Sorento81 complaints
- 2009 Kia Spectra78 complaints
- 2007 Kia Optima68 complaints
Air bags complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 6 |
| 1996 | 21 |
| 1997 | 74 |
| 1998 | 44 |
| 1999 | 62 |
| 2000 | 60 |
| 2001 | 115 |
| 2002 | 110 |
| 2003 | 94 |
| 2004 | 92 |
| 2005 | 162 |
| 2006 | 302 |
| 2007 | 259 |
| 2008 | 261 |
| 2009 | 186 |
| 2010 | 102 |
| 2011 | 293 |
| 2012 | 213 |
| 2013 | 198 |
| 2014 | 177 |
| 2015 | 135 |
| 2016 | 102 |
| 2017 | 92 |
| 2018 | 61 |
| 2019 | 48 |
| 2020 | 29 |
| 2021 | 37 |
| 2022 | 36 |
| 2023 | 40 |
| 2024 | 22 |
| 2025 | 24 |
| 2026 | 6 |
Among the 2,106 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 68,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.