Worst years for a KIA Sedona
Owners have filed 3,406 complaints about the KIA Sedona with NHTSA across model years 2002 to 2021. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
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2002 KIA Sedona328 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.
Every KIA Sedona year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | B | 16 | 3 | 0 | — | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2020 | A | 26 | 0 | 0 | 65,245 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2019 | C | 46 | 2 | 1 | 7,400 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2018 | C | 64 | 3 | 8 | 16,895 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2017 | C | 183 | 4 | 3 | 40,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2016 | F | 376 | 20 | 24 | 62,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2015 | C | 179 | 3 | 14 | 55,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2014 | B | 54 | 2 | 4 | 53,000 | Electrical System |
| 2012 | C | 147 | 8 | 9 | 71,500 | Electrical System |
| 2011 | B | 88 | 6 | 1 | 69,648 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2010 | B | 49 | 7 | 5 | 75,000 | Brakes |
| 2009 | C | 76 | 5 | 6 | 62,290 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2008 | D | 246 | 5 | 18 | 54,000 | Electrical System |
| 2007 | C | 237 | 8 | 14 | 79,000 | Electrical System |
| 2006 | D | 579 | 18 | 14 | 77,000 | Suspension |
| 2005 | F | 272 | 39 | 14 | 15,522 | Brakes |
| 2004 | D | 226 | 12 | 13 | 42,000 | Brakes |
| 2003 | D | 214 | 14 | 26 | 45,000 | Electrical System |
| 2002 | F | 328 | 26 | 25 | 46,876 | Electrical System |
What breaks on a KIA Sedona
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a KIA Sedona
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every KIA Sedona, by the month it reached NHTSA.
KIA Sedona problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the KIA Sedona
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.