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Every model year 2016–2021: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side, each value traced to the file it came from.

6 Model years 2016–2021
14 Recalls NHTSA campaigns, all years
549 Complaints owner reports, all years
A Newest grade 2021 Safety Signal
2021 Best on record cleanest filed year
2021 Kia Sedona

Every Kia Sedona model year

Source: NHTSA · EPA · one row per year
YearPowertrainsSafetyRecallsComplaintsCrashBest efficiency
2021GasA010★★★★★21 mpg
2020GasB120★★★★★21 mpg
2019GasB239★★★★★21 mpg
2018GasB349★★★★★21 mpg
2017GasC4134★★★★★21 mpg
2016GasC4297★★★★★21 mpg

Which model year the record favours

Source: recalls and complaints per year on the road
Years to avoid, with the reasons →Best on the record 2021

On the filed record so far, the 2021 is the cleanest Sedona year we hold, and the 2020 the one to check hardest.

Both figures are divided by the number of years the car has been on sale, because otherwise the oldest year on the page loses every time simply for having been around longer. The current model year and any year under three on the road are left out: their records are not finished.

YearSafety SignalRecalls /yrComplaints /yr
2021A02
2019B0.36
2018B0.46
2016C0.430
2017C0.415
2020B0.231 critical

What owners filed about the Kia Sedona, by system

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsEvery system, every year →

The systems the federal record is deep on for this nameplate: the complaints per model year, the mileage owners reported them at, and every recall, investigation and manufacturer bulletin filed under the heading — each one linked, none a failure rate.

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What changed year to year

Source: computed from the filed record
  • 2019: 3 → 1 EPA configurations

Common questions about the Kia Sedona

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Which Kia Sedona year is the best used buy?

On the recall record, the 2021 Sedona comes out top of the years before the current one: Safety Signal grade A (100/100), 0 recalls and 10 owner complaints on file. That ranks paperwork, not condition — a specific car's history and service record still decide it.

What Kia Sedona years should I avoid?

No Sedona model year carries a D or F Safety Signal or a standing advisory. The ranking page orders every year on recalls and complaints per year on the road, and says why.

How many recalls does the Kia Sedona have?

Across model years 2016–2021, NHTSA has posted 14 recall campaigns for the Kia Sedona. They are counted per model year in the table above, because a campaign almost never covers the whole run — it covers a build range.