Kia electrical system problems
Across all Kia models in NHTSA's complaint database, 6,742 complaints involve electrical system. The Sorento accounts for the largest share (21%). The single worst model year is the 2011 Sorento with 247 electrical system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 6,742 about electrical system, all Kia models
- Most affected
- Sorento 21% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 65,000 miles 2,726 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 175 and 615
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Kia models
Worst model years for electrical system
- 2011 Kia Sorento247 complaints
- 2022 Kia EV6213 complaints
- 2014 Kia Sorento153 complaints
- 2013 Kia Optima147 complaints
- 2015 Kia Optima136 complaints
Electrical system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 13 |
| 1996 | 33 |
| 1997 | 57 |
| 1998 | 193 |
| 1999 | 125 |
| 2000 | 91 |
| 2001 | 99 |
| 2002 | 129 |
| 2003 | 120 |
| 2004 | 122 |
| 2005 | 132 |
| 2006 | 193 |
| 2007 | 129 |
| 2008 | 150 |
| 2009 | 94 |
| 2010 | 77 |
| 2011 | 420 |
| 2012 | 411 |
| 2013 | 432 |
| 2014 | 418 |
| 2015 | 390 |
| 2016 | 369 |
| 2017 | 332 |
| 2018 | 182 |
| 2019 | 179 |
| 2020 | 184 |
| 2021 | 230 |
| 2022 | 439 |
| 2023 | 368 |
| 2024 | 310 |
| 2025 | 261 |
| 2026 | 51 |
| 2027 | 8 |
Among the 2,726 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 65,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.