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2021 Kia Sedona

Gas Minivan

202120202019201820172016
Specs & fuel economyRecallsComplaintsCrash ratings
A
Safety Signal
100 / 100
ASafety Signal · 100 / 100
0Recalls · NHTSA campaigns
9Complaints · owner reports
5★Crash rating · NHTSA overall
21 mpgFuel economy · best combined

The 2021 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 no recall campaigns for this model year so far (Safety Signal A). Owners have filed 9 complaints, most often about vehicle speed control. 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 (0)

No NHTSA recall campaigns are on file for the 2021 Kia Sedona. New campaigns appear here within a week of NHTSA posting them.

Owner complaints

9 complaints filed

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

Filed by year — 2021: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2025: 4 · 2026: 1

Most-cited components

  • Vehicle Speed Control — 2
  • Forward Collision Avoidance — 2
  • Unknown Or Other — 2
  • Tires — 2
  • Electrical System — 2
“the drivers side passenger sliding door will not latch or close properly. The door started opening while driving and would not close. Luckily i had no children in the car at the time. The safety of my CHILD or any passenger could have been at risk. Driving while a van door is OPENING. I am taking it to the dealer this …”Aug 6, 2026 · Structure · NHTSA owner report
“For starters, my lights go out every six months on queue. Cannot find a reason why. My car sputters or shutters when accelerating. I heard other Kia models have recalls due to the same thing. I have had my car in the shop multiple times and no one can figure out why it is doing it. It feels like the belts are slipping …”Oct 7, 2025 · Electrical System · NHTSA owner report
“The engine started knocking while I was on [XXX] between mile marker [XXX] and [XXX]. This area is under construction with no shoulders to access and pull over. A shutdown in this situation would surely cause a multi-car accident. There were no warning lamps. Car was towed to Ancira Kia in San Antonio. Here is the RO# …”Aug 28, 2025 · 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
MV FWD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★☆13%

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program.

Other Sedona model years

B

2020 Sedona

1 recalls · 20 complaints

B

2019 Sedona

2 recalls · 37 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 42554). Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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