KIA Sorento problems reported in South Carolina
294 of the 13,981 complaints filed about the KIA Sorento came from South Carolina, most often about the engine & cooling.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
294
Complaints from South Carolina
9
Crashes
5
Fires
2011
Worst model year
What failed
Engine & Cooling
94
32.0%
Lights
33
11.2%
Electrical System
32
10.9%
Transmission & Drivetrain
29
9.9%
Other & Unspecified
21
7.1%
Body & Structure
19
6.5%
Airbags
14
4.8%
Fuel & Propulsion
12
4.1%
Brakes
7
2.4%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
6
2.0%
Steering
6
2.0%
By model year
2003 Sorento
9
3.1%
2004 Sorento
5
1.7%
2005 Sorento
16
5.4%
2006 Sorento
10
3.4%
2007 Sorento
9
3.1%
2008 Sorento
8
2.7%
2011 Sorento
48
16.3%
2012 Sorento
28
9.5%
2013 Sorento
18
6.1%
2014 Sorento
26
8.8%
2015 Sorento
26
8.8%
2016 Sorento
39
13.3%
2017 Sorento
23
7.8%
2018 Sorento
4
1.4%
2019 Sorento
9
3.1%
2020 Sorento
4
1.4%
2021 Sorento
3
1.0%
2022 Sorento
2
0.7%
2023 Sorento
3
1.0%
2024 Sorento
3
1.0%
2025 Sorento
1
0.3%
Cities reporting most
Columbia
13
11.8%
Blythewood
12
10.9%
Lexington
12
10.9%
York
11
10.0%
Charleston
11
10.0%
Spartanburg
9
8.2%
Myrtle Beach
9
8.2%
Simpsonville
8
7.3%
Summerville
7
6.4%
ST Matthews
6
5.5%
Manning
6
5.5%
Chapin
6
5.5%