Reliability & cost of ownership
Kia Sedona Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Kia Sedona? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Kia Sedona problems by model year
68 recall entries and 2373 owner complaints on file across 19 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Sedona | 0 | 8 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2020 Sedona | 1 | 20 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 Sedona | 2 | 34 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2018 Sedona | 3 | 46 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2017 Sedona | 4 | 130 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2016 Sedona | 4 | 285 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2015 Sedona | 3 | 134 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2014 Sedona | 1 | 38 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2012 Sedona | 5 | 106 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2011 Sedona | 6 | 62 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2010 Sedona | 5 | 32 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2009 Sedona | 5 | 47 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2008 Sedona | 5 | 170 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2007 Sedona | 6 | 156 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2006 Sedona | 7 | 385 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2005 Sedona | 2 | 185 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2004 Sedona | 2 | 175 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2003 Sedona | 4 | 163 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2002 Sedona | 3 | 197 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Kia Sedona, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- electrical system472 complaints
- engine381 complaints
- service brakes303 complaints
- air bags237 complaints
- structure222 complaints
- suspension187 complaints
- hydraulic180 complaints
- vehicle speed control174 complaints