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Kia Sorento

Every Kia Sorento model year on file, 2015 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years4,305279 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years122015 to 2026
Recall campaigns26Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins1,439Summed across model years
By model year

The 2016 model year drew the most complaints, 1,252, 29% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

05001,0001,500201520161,2522017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Kia Sorento complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
2,032
Powertrain
529
Electrical system
524
Lighting
363
Structure
309
Steering
277
Fuel system
237
Speed control
175
Brakes
157
Driver assistance
139
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Kia Sorento model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Kia Sorento by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026SUV560.083208
2025SUV7510.75773033
2024SUV4117.12052049
2023SUV1215.86053051
2022SUV1894.28226085
2021SUV2502.483341105
2020SUV13616.94861185
2019SUV4287.01,01921111
2018SUV2549.861231195
2017SUV8046.11,57743241
2016SUV1,2526.23,05483274
2015SUV7504.71,64834202
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Kia Sorento

  • 26V-046 Jan 26, 2026
    Due to a software error, the instrument panel display may fail
    Electrical system · 43k vehicles
  • 25V-745 Oct 30, 2025
    Vehicles are equipped with an incorrect spare tire which, when installed, can impair the anti-lock braking system (ABS) and the traction control…
    Tires · 45 vehicles
  • 25V-649 Sep 25, 2025
    Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) blower motor wiring harness may be inadequate, which can result in a fire
    Electrical system · 40k vehicles
  • 25V-548 Aug 25, 2025
    Connecting rod bolts in the engine may have been improperly tightened, which can cause a loss of drive power
    Engine and cooling · 30 vehicles
  • 25V-006 Jan 13, 2025
    Software error in the Body Domain Control Unit (BDC) may cause a loss of low beam headlights and taillights
    Lighting · 74k vehicles
  • 24V-287 Apr 23, 2024
    Motor driven power steering (MDPS) wiring harness may be incorrectly assembled, which can result in a loss of power steering assist
    Electrical system · 95 vehicles
  • 23V-639 Sep 15, 2023
    Due to a manufacturing error, water may leak into the rearview camera, which can cause the rearview camera image not to appear on the display
    Back-over prevention · 84k vehicles
  • 23V-610 Aug 31, 2023
    Mounting clips for the rearview camera may break, which can cause the rearview camera image not to appear properly on the display
    Back-over prevention · 145k vehicles
  • 23V-579 Aug 15, 2023
    Air bag warning labels on the driver and front passenger sun visors may detach
    Equipment · 51k vehicles
  • 22V-760 Oct 11, 2022
    Vehicle's "fail-safe" limited-mobility drive mode may be impaired, when prompted by a transmission oil pump malfunction, which can result in a…
    Powertrain · 69k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.