Worst years for a KIA Sorento
Owners have filed 14,049 complaints about the KIA Sorento with NHTSA across model years 2003 to 2026. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
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2012 KIA Sorento1,209 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.
Every KIA Sorento 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2025 | C | 126 | 12 | 0 | 2,800 | Electrical System |
| 2024 | B | 57 | 12 | 3 | — | Electrical System |
| 2023 | B | 208 | 5 | 4 | 12,000 | Electrical System |
| 2022 | B | 290 | 4 | 2 | 28,660 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2021 | B | 367 | 9 | 1 | 36,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2020 | C | 191 | 15 | 18 | 17,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2019 | D | 632 | 20 | 29 | 20,772 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2018 | C | 340 | 19 | 20 | 49,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2017 | D | 1,040 | 18 | 44 | 46,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2016 | D | 1,635 | 42 | 76 | 66,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2015 | C | 965 | 33 | 22 | 74,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2014 | D | 1,380 | 34 | 70 | 80,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2013 | D | 1,298 | 37 | 71 | 78,850 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2012 | D | 1,209 | 32 | 118 | 88,544 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2011 | D | 2,077 | 65 | 109 | 80,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2010 | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2009 | B | 79 | 2 | 1 | 46,000 | Airbags |
| 2008 | C | 319 | 19 | 17 | 59,600 | Airbags |
| 2007 | C | 224 | 20 | 8 | 70,436 | Airbags |
| 2006 | B | 382 | 18 | 8 | 83,750 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2005 | C | 457 | 31 | 7 | 90,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2004 | B | 341 | 15 | 24 | 99,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2003 | B | 421 | 13 | 3 | 72,000 | Engine & Cooling |
What breaks on a KIA Sorento
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 Sorento
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every KIA Sorento, by the month it reached NHTSA.
KIA Sorento 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 Sorento
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.