Kia Sorento
Owners filed 10,148 complaints across 24 model years of the Kia Sorento. The 2011 drew the most (1,517); the 2010 the fewest (3).
Model years24
Complaints10,148
Recalls79
Fires412
Deaths9
Every Kia Sorento model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2025 | 73 | 3 | — | 5 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2024 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2023 | 119 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2022 | 189 | 6 | 1 | 4 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2021 | 242 | 4 | 1 | 4 | Power Train | Above average | |
| 2020 | 134 | 1 | 11 | 9 | Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 2019 | 426 | 2 | 19 | 10 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2018 | 253 | 3 | 11 | 12 | Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 2017 | 802 | 4 | 32 | 13 | Engine | High concern | |
| 2016 | 1,248 | 8 | 49 | 29 | Engine | High concern | |
| 2015 | 750 | 3 | 14 | 20 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2014 | 986 | 6 | 46 | 23 | Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 2013 | 981 | 5 | 44 | 23 | Engine | High concern | |
| 2012 | 879 | 5 | 77 | 21 | Engine | High concern | |
| 2011 | 1,517 | 8 | 61 | 42 | Engine | High concern | |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2009 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2008 | 217 | 3 | 9 | 15 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2007 | 154 | 4 | 5 | 10 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2006 | 242 | 1 | 8 | 12 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2005 | 307 | 0 | 5 | 17 | Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 2004 | 220 | 0 | 12 | 11 | Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 2003 | 305 | 1 | 3 | 10 | Engine and Engine Cooling | Fatalities reported |
Which Kia Sorento years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2011 is the weakest year on record, with 1,517 complaints concentrated in the engine. It carries 8 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.