FaultScore

Worst years for a KIA Sorento Hybrid

Owners have filed 179 complaints about the KIA Sorento Hybrid with NHTSA across model years 2021 to 2025. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2025 KIA Sorento Hybrid

69 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.

Cleanest on record

2021 KIA Sorento Hybrid

29 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every KIA Sorento Hybrid 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.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2025 D 69 1 0 11,000 Engine & Cooling
2024 9 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2023 C 53 1 0 Engine & Cooling
2022 A 19 0 1 Electrical System
2021 A 29 0 0 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a KIA Sorento Hybrid

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Engine & Cooling 48 26.8%

Worst in 2025

Worst in 2021

Worst in 2025

Transmission & Drivetrain 24 13.4%

Worst in 2025

Other & Unspecified 18 10.1%

Worst in 2025

Acceleration & Cruise Control 6 3.4%

Worst in 2025

Brakes 5 2.8%

Worst in 2023

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 5 2.8%

Worst in 2023

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 5 2.8%

Worst in 2023

Body & Structure 3 1.7%

Worst in 2023

Airbags 2 1.1%

Worst in 2022

Seat Belts 2 1.1%

Worst in 2022

Equipment & Accessories 2 1.1%

Worst in 2021

Steering 1 0.6%

Worst in 2023

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every KIA Sorento Hybrid, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Feb 2022 peak 14 Aug 2026

Compare the KIA Sorento Hybrid

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.