KIA Sorento problems by year
13,825 complaints across 20 model years, 2003–2025. 2011 draws the most at 2,077; 2025 the fewest at 118.
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Complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold as much as how reliable they were. A popular model year will always look worse than a rare one. Compare the dominant failure system between years rather than the raw totals.
Every model year
| Year | Complaints | Top reported system | Crashes | Fires | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 421 | Engine and engine cooling (19.7%) | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| 2004 | 341 | Engine and engine cooling (14.7%) | 15 | 24 | 1 |
| 2005 | 457 | Engine (13.8%) | 31 | 7 | 1 |
| 2006 | 382 | Engine (17.5%) | 18 | 8 | 0 |
| 2007 | 224 | Air bags (27.2%) | 20 | 8 | 0 |
| 2008 | 319 | Air bags (21.0%) | 19 | 17 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2,077most | Engine (13.7%) | 65 | 109 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1,206 | Engine (38.2%) | 32 | 117 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1,297 | Engine (38.2%) | 37 | 71 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1,375 | Engine (28.0%) | 34 | 69 | 1 |
| 2015 | 960 | Engine (37.4%) | 33 | 22 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1,625 | Engine (42.5%) | 42 | 76 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1,033 | Engine (36.9%) | 18 | 44 | 0 |
| 2018 | 334 | Engine (30.5%) | 19 | 20 | 3 |
| 2019 | 622 | Engine (24.3%) | 20 | 29 | 0 |
| 2020 | 189 | Engine (33.9%) | 15 | 18 | 1 |
| 2021 | 357 | Power train (36.1%) | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 287 | Power train (21.6%) | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 201 | Electrical system (17.9%) | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 118 | Power train (16.1%) | 12 | 0 | 0 |