Kia Sorento
Compact SUV · every model year 2016–2027
| Year | Powertrains | Safety | Recalls | Complaints | Crash | Best efficiency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Hybrid | A | 0 | 0 | — | 37 mpg | |
| 2026 | Plug-in hybrid Hybrid Gas | B | 2 | 5 | ★★★★★ | 37 mpg | |
| 2025 | Plug-in hybrid Hybrid Gas | D | 4 | 125 | ★★★★★ | 36 mpg | |
| 2024 | Plug-in hybrid Hybrid Gas | B | 2 | 47 | ★★★★★ | 37 mpg | |
| 2023 | Plug-in hybrid Hybrid Gas | F | 4 | 156 | ★★★★☆ | 37 mpg | Park outside |
| 2022 | Plug-in hybrid Hybrid Gas | F | 9 | 221 | ★★★★☆ | 37 mpg | Park outside |
| 2021 | Hybrid Gas | F | 5 | 263 | ★★★★☆ | 37 mpg | Park outside |
| 2020 | Gas | B | 1 | 134 | ★★★★★ | 25 mpg | Park outside |
| 2019 | Gas | C | 2 | 426 | ★★★★★ | 25 mpg | Park outside |
| 2018 | Gas | D | 3 | 252 | ★★★★★ | 24 mpg | Park outside |
| 2017 | Gas | F | 4 | 801 | ★★★★★ | 24 mpg | Park outside |
| 2016 | Gas | F | 8 | 1,248 | ★★★★★ | 24 mpg | Park outside |
What changed year to year
- 2027: dropped gas, plug-in hybrid; 7 → 1 EPA configurations
- 2026: best combined mpg 36 → 37
- 2025: best combined mpg 37 → 36
- 2022: added plug-in hybrid; 5 → 7 EPA configurations
- 2021: added hybrid; best combined mpg 25 → 37; 4 → 5 EPA configurations
- 2019: best combined mpg 24 → 25; 7 → 4 EPA configurations
Best Sorento years to buy used
- 2024 — Safety B, 2 recalls, 47 complaints
- 2020 — Safety B, 1 recalls, 134 complaints
- 2019 — Safety C, 2 recalls, 426 complaints
- 2018 — Safety D, 3 recalls, 252 complaints
- 2025 — Safety D, 4 recalls, 125 complaints
Ranked by Safety Signal, then fewest complaints. Older years have had more time to accumulate both.