Reliability & cost of ownership
Kia Sorento Hybrid Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Kia Sorento Hybrid? 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 Sorento Hybrid problems by model year
8 recall entries and 111 owner complaints on file across 5 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Sorento Hybrid | 2 | 42 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2024 Sorento Hybrid | 0 | 6 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2023 Sorento Hybrid | 0 | 30 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2022 Sorento Hybrid | 4 | 12 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2021 Sorento Hybrid | 2 | 21 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Kia Sorento Hybrid, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- engine48 complaints
- electrical system31 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system28 complaints
- power train26 complaints
- unknown or other19 complaints
- vehicle speed control6 complaints
- service brakes5 complaints
- visibility4 complaints