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2019 Kia Sedona

Gas Minivan

202120202019201820172016
Specs & fuel economyRecallsComplaintsCrash ratings
B
Safety Signal
84 / 100
BSafety Signal · 84 / 100
2Recalls · NHTSA campaigns
37Complaints · owner reports
5★Crash rating · NHTSA overall
21 mpgFuel economy · best combined

The 2019 Kia Sedona is sold in the U.S. as a gas minivan. The most efficient version, the Sedona, is EPA-rated at 21 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of B. Owners have filed 37 complaints, most often about engine. NHTSA crash-tested it at 5 stars overall.

Specs & fuel economy (EPA)

ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombAnnual fuel*
SedonaGasFWD3.3L 6-cyl182421$2,950

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year and EPA reference fuel/electricity prices. Source: fueleconomy.gov vehicle records.

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Recalls (2)

Air Bags

high
410,619 vehicles

Problem: Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Sedona, Soul, Soul EV, 2017-2018 Forte, and 2017 Forte Koup vehicles. The Air Bag Control Unit (ACU) cover may contact a memory chip on the printed circuit board and damage the electrical circuit. Circuit damage may result in deactivated air bags that will not deploy in a crash.

Risk: Air bags that do not deploy as intended can increase the risk of injury in a crash.

Fix: Dealers will inspect the ACU, and either update the software or replace the unit, as necessary. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 21, 2022. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC226.

NHTSA campaign 22V031000 · reported Jan 25, 2022 · Kia Motors America

Seat Belts

high
197 vehicles

Problem: Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2019 Sedona vehicles equipped with an 8-passenger seat arrangement. The seat belt buckle for the second-row middle seat may have been improperly installed on the wrong side of the seat, preventing the proper use of the 3-point seat belt. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

Risk: A seat belt that cannot be properly used increases the risk of injury in the event of a crash.

Fix: Kia has notified owners, and dealers will inspect the seat belt installation, and reinstall the seat belt buckle to the correct side if necessary, free of charge. The recall began April 8, 2019. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia 's number for this recall is SC177.

NHTSA campaign 19V207000 · reported Mar 18, 2019 · Kia Motors America

Owner complaints

37 complaints filed

2 involved a crash, 1 a fire, 5 injuries, 0 deaths reported by owners.

Filed by year — 2019: 3 · 2020: 4 · 2021: 2 · 2022: 4 · 2023: 3 · 2024: 8 · 2025: 6 · 2026: 7

Most-cited components

  • Engine — 10
  • Structure — 9
  • Power Train — 4
  • Electrical System — 4
  • Unknown Or Other — 3
“Door cable binds up and causes the door not to shut back leaving occupants either stranded or having to drive with the door open. This has happened 3 times even after being fixed”Jul 13, 2022 · Unknown Or Other · NHTSA owner report
“Tires were manufactured on 41st week of 2018 equipped as OE tires on my 2019 kia Sedona. All 4 tires has started to developed dry rot way before the tread is even at 50 percent. I'm located in Bay area (northern California) and the weather is non extreme (no snow, no triple digit heat) and the tires already show defect…”Jun 22, 2022 · Tires · NHTSA owner report
“The contact owned a 2019 Kia Sedona. The contact stated while driving 70 mph up a hill, he heard an abnormal noise, and then the vehicle was seized. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to park on the size of the vehicle and when exiting the vehicle felt heat exiting under the vehic…”Feb 18, 2022 · Engine · NHTSA owner report

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Crash ratings

ConfigurationOverallFrontalSideRolloverRollover risk
VAN FWD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★☆13%

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program.

Other Sedona model years

A

2021 Sedona

0 recalls · 9 complaints

B

2020 Sedona

1 recalls · 20 complaints

C

2018 Sedona

3 recalls · 48 complaints

C

2017 Sedona

4 recalls · 133 complaints

C

2016 Sedona

4 recalls · 295 complaints

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records (ids 39891). Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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