Kia lighting problems
Across all Kia models in NHTSA's complaint database, 2,481 complaints involve lighting. The Sorento accounts for the largest share (35%). The single worst model year is the 2020 Telluride with 185 lighting complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 2,481 about lighting, all Kia models
- Most affected
- Sorento 35% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 65,000 miles 1,272 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 35 and 46
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Kia models
Worst model years for lighting
- 2020 Kia Telluride185 complaints
- 2014 Kia Soul130 complaints
- 2017 Kia Sorento126 complaints
- 2011 Kia Sorento105 complaints
- 2015 Kia Sorento92 complaints
Lighting complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 4 |
| 1996 | 9 |
| 1997 | 9 |
| 1998 | 42 |
| 1999 | 28 |
| 2000 | 12 |
| 2001 | 23 |
| 2002 | 17 |
| 2003 | 34 |
| 2004 | 34 |
| 2005 | 73 |
| 2006 | 121 |
| 2007 | 93 |
| 2008 | 62 |
| 2009 | 39 |
| 2010 | 30 |
| 2011 | 227 |
| 2012 | 131 |
| 2013 | 147 |
| 2014 | 262 |
| 2015 | 209 |
| 2016 | 190 |
| 2017 | 215 |
| 2018 | 84 |
| 2019 | 58 |
| 2020 | 207 |
| 2021 | 27 |
| 2022 | 31 |
| 2023 | 15 |
| 2024 | 25 |
| 2025 | 22 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Among the 1,272 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.