Kia body & structure problems
Across all Kia models in NHTSA's complaint database, 2,902 complaints involve body & structure. The Sorento accounts for the largest share (32%). The single worst model year is the 2011 Sorento with 269 body & structure complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 2,902 about body & structure, all Kia models
- Most affected
- Sorento 33% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 1,331 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 161 and 117
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Kia models
Worst model years for body & structure
- 2011 Kia Sorento269 complaints
- 2014 Kia Sorento161 complaints
- 2013 Kia Optima127 complaints
- 2016 Kia Sorento112 complaints
- 2015 Kia Sorento100 complaints
Body & structure complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 13 |
| 1996 | 17 |
| 1997 | 34 |
| 1998 | 64 |
| 1999 | 52 |
| 2000 | 56 |
| 2001 | 85 |
| 2002 | 90 |
| 2003 | 64 |
| 2004 | 82 |
| 2005 | 60 |
| 2006 | 80 |
| 2007 | 54 |
| 2008 | 62 |
| 2009 | 23 |
| 2010 | 37 |
| 2011 | 326 |
| 2012 | 128 |
| 2013 | 246 |
| 2014 | 261 |
| 2015 | 228 |
| 2016 | 208 |
| 2017 | 88 |
| 2018 | 46 |
| 2019 | 93 |
| 2020 | 84 |
| 2021 | 58 |
| 2022 | 80 |
| 2023 | 69 |
| 2024 | 72 |
| 2025 | 27 |
| 2026 | 12 |
| 2027 | 3 |
Among the 1,331 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.