Kia Sorento problems, by model year and system
3,710 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Kia Sorento 2016–2027, and the 5 systems the record is deep on — engine (1,729), transmission and drivetrain (519), electrical (510), steering (203), cruise control (115). Each system has a page across the years; 18 model-year pages go deeper still. Every figure is a linked federal record; none is a failure rate or a verdict on one car.
The systems the record is deep on
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsEngine problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Transmission and drivetrain problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Electrical problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Steering problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Cruise control problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Kia Sorento complaints, year by system
Source: NHTSA complaint database| Model year | engine | transmission and drivetrain | electrical | steering | cruise control |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 0 in all | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026 6 in all | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 129 in all | 43 | 39 | 33 | — | 11 |
| 2024 49 in all | 10 | 7 | 12 | — | — |
| 2023 158 in all | 47 | 26 | 47 | — | 12 |
| 2022 223 in all | 60 | 75 | 41 | — | 17 |
| 2021 271 in all | 78 | 140 | 57 | — | 12 |
| 2020 136 in all | 68 | 18 | 20 | — | — |
| 2019 428 in all | 169 | 51 | 68 | — | — |
| 2018 254 in all | 113 | — | 30 | 26 | — |
| 2017 804 in all | 412 | 37 | 95 | 97 | — |
| 2016 1,252 in all | 726 | 126 | 107 | 80 | 63 |
Complaints owners filed with NHTSA naming each system, per model year; a bold count links the year’s own page on that system. Counts scale with sales and with time on the road; nothing here is a rate, and NHTSA’s headings are coarse (“Power Train” is the transmission and the driveline).
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseWhich Kia Sorento system draws the most complaints?
Engine: 1,729 complaints across 12 model years, 47% of everything owners filed about the Kia Sorento. A count, not a rate — it says nothing about how many were sold.
Which Kia Sorento year has the most complaints?
2016 (1,252), 2017 (804), 2019 (428). Older years have had longer to collect them; the year pages show each year's share by system.