Kia seats problems
Across all Kia models in NHTSA's complaint database, 521 complaints involve seats. The Sorento accounts for the largest share (24%). The single worst model year is the 2013 Sorento with 33 seats complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 521 about seats, all Kia models
- Most affected
- Sorento 24% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 54,000 miles 256 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 55 and 26
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Kia models
Worst model years for seats
- 2013 Kia Sorento33 complaints
- 2011 Kia Sorento21 complaints
- 2012 Kia Sorento15 complaints
- 2002 Kia Sedona13 complaints
- 2020 Kia Telluride13 complaints
Seats complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 3 |
| 1997 | 2 |
| 1998 | 5 |
| 1999 | 8 |
| 2000 | 8 |
| 2001 | 8 |
| 2002 | 27 |
| 2003 | 14 |
| 2004 | 10 |
| 2005 | 16 |
| 2006 | 22 |
| 2007 | 13 |
| 2008 | 15 |
| 2009 | 22 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2011 | 31 |
| 2012 | 23 |
| 2013 | 44 |
| 2014 | 25 |
| 2015 | 19 |
| 2016 | 26 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2018 | 12 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2020 | 19 |
| 2021 | 18 |
| 2022 | 30 |
| 2023 | 17 |
| 2024 | 32 |
| 2025 | 19 |
| 2026 | 4 |
| 2027 | 6 |
Among the 256 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 54,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.