Worst years for a KIA Sorento Phev

Owners have filed 73 complaints about the KIA Sorento Phev with NHTSA across model years 2022 to 2025. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

2022 KIA Sorento Phev

37 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 18 3 0 — Electrical System
2024 — 4 0 0 — Engine & Cooling
2023 A 14 0 0 — Engine & Cooling
2022 D 37 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.

Electrical System 14 19.2%

Worst in 2022

Transmission & Drivetrain 13 17.8%

Worst in 2022

Engine & Cooling 10 13.7%

Worst in 2022

Other & Unspecified 8 11.0%

Worst in 2025

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 7 9.6%

Worst in 2022

Fuel & Propulsion 6 8.2%

Worst in 2022

Brakes 4 5.5%

Worst in 2022

Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 2.7%

Worst in 2022

Seat Belts 2 2.7%

Worst in 2022

Equipment & Accessories 2 2.7%

Worst in 2022

Airbags 1 1.4%

Worst in 2025

Steering 1 1.4%

Worst in 2023

Body & Structure 1 1.4%

Worst in 2022

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 1.4%

Worst in 2022

Complaints filed over time

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

Apr 2022 peak 6 Sep 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.