FaultScore

Worst years for a KIA Sorento Phev

Owners have filed 68 complaints about the KIA Sorento Phev with NHTSA across model years 2022 to 2025. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.

Avoid

2022 KIA Sorento Phev

36 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly transmission & drivetrain.

Cleanest on record

2023 KIA Sorento Phev

14 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every KIA Sorento Phev 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 C 14 3 0 Electrical System
2024 4 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2023 A 14 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2022 D 36 1 0 17,000 Transmission & Drivetrain

What breaks on a KIA Sorento Phev

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

Transmission & Drivetrain 13 19.1%

Worst in 2022

Electrical System 13 19.1%

Worst in 2022

Engine & Cooling 10 14.7%

Worst in 2022

Other & Unspecified 7 10.3%

Worst in 2023

Fuel & Propulsion 6 8.8%

Worst in 2022

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 6 8.8%

Worst in 2022

Brakes 3 4.4%

Worst in 2022

Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 2.9%

Worst in 2022

Seat Belts 2 2.9%

Worst in 2022

Equipment & Accessories 2 2.9%

Worst in 2022

Steering 1 1.5%

Worst in 2023

Body & Structure 1 1.5%

Worst in 2022

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 1.5%

Worst in 2022

Wheels 1 1.5%

Worst in 2023

Complaints filed over time

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

Apr 2022 peak 6 Aug 2026

Compare the KIA Sorento Phev

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