Reliability & cost of ownership
Kia Sorento Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Kia Sorento? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Kia Sorento problems by model year
79 recall entries and 10,002 owner complaints on file across 24 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Kia Sorento, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- engine3,796 complaints
- electrical system1,353 complaints
- unknown or other1,261 complaints
- power train1,067 complaints
- structure932 complaints
- exterior lighting842 complaints
- air bags715 complaints
- steering539 complaints