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Kia Sorento HybridYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 127 owner complaints and 6 safety recalls on record for the Kia Sorento Hybrid.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints127Top: EngineSafety recalls62021–2026 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Kia Sorento Hybrid years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Sorento Hybrid median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2026Too new–/1003 complaints · 1 recall2025Too new–/10049 complaints · 2 recalls2024Not rated–/1007 complaints · 0 recalls2023Not rated–/10034 complaints · 2 recalls2022Not rated–/10013 complaints · 4 recalls2021Not rated–/10021 complaints · 2 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Kia Sorento Hybrid problems

All model years combined: 127 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Engine550
Electrical system341
Fuel/propulsion system330
Power train300
Vehicle speed control90
Service brakes71
Visibility40
Lane departure30
Structure30
9 other systems132
6 recalls

Kia Sorento Hybrid recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

92%Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel26V-046 · 2025–2026 · Jan 26, 2026 · 42,677 vehicles92%Body control module: software25V-006 · 2025 · Jan 13, 2025 · 74,469 vehicles80%Sensing system: camera23V-610 · 2022–2023 · Aug 31, 2023 · 144,979 vehicles29%Trailer hitches22V-703 · 2021–2023 · Sep 19, 2022 · 70,887 vehiclesPark outside85%Seat belts: front22V-447 · 2021–2022 · Jun 23, 2022 · 17,199 vehicles34%Seat belts: front22V-127 · 2022 · Mar 4, 2022 · 213 vehicles
2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Sorento Hybrid

  1. Pedestrian alert soundsDP22005 · 2021–2022 · closed Aug 7, 2023
    Led to recall 22V-063
  2. Seat Belt Pretensioners May RuptureRQ22003 · 2022 · closed May 26, 2023
    Led to recall 23V-094