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Kia Sorento PhevYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 45 owner complaints and 8 safety recalls on record for the Kia Sorento Phev.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints45Top: Power trainSafety recalls82022–2026 model years

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

Best & worst years

Kia Sorento Phev 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 Phev median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2026Too new–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2025Too new–/10013 complaints · 3 recalls2024Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls2023Not rated–/1008 complaints · 2 recalls2022Not rated–/10022 complaints · 5 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Kia Sorento Phev problems

All model years combined: 45 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
Power train141
Electrical system130
Engine110
Forward collision avoidance51
Fuel/propulsion system50
Service brakes40
Seat belts20
Trailer hitches20
Vehicle speed control20
8 other systems81
8 recalls

Kia Sorento Phev 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 vehicles85%Delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings24V-920 · 2025 · Dec 10, 2024 · 1,385 vehicles80%Sensing system: camera23V-610 · 2022–2023 · Aug 31, 2023 · 144,979 vehicles91%Storage: tank assembly23V-027 · 2022 · Jan 25, 2023 · 34 vehicles29%Trailer hitches22V-703 · 2022–2023 · Sep 19, 2022 · 70,887 vehiclesPark outside85%Seat belts: front22V-447 · 2022 · Jun 23, 2022 · 17,199 vehicles34%Seat belts: front22V-127 · 2022 · Mar 4, 2022 · 213 vehicles
2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Sorento Phev

  1. Pedestrian alert soundsDP22005 · 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