2014 Kia Sedona: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 54 complaints
54
Total Complaints
53,000mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
2
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

15,128 25th Percentile
53,000 Median Mileage
82,779 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
11
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
10
ENGINE
8
STRUCTURE:BODY
5
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
3
AIR BAGS
3
POWER TRAIN
2
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2
SERVICE BRAKES
2
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
1

Severity Assessment

2
Crashes
4
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE SURGED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. A RAPID INCREASE IN THE RPMS ALSO OCCURRED DURING THE MALFUNCTION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. ..."
"AT VARIOUS TIMES WHEN WE DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE ENGINE WILL NOT RESPOND. UNTIL WE TAP ON THE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES THEN THE ENGINE RPM'S WILL ADVANCE. THIS CONDITION IS VERY HAZARDOUS BECAUSE IF WE ARE TRYING TO MERGE INTO MOVING TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE WILL ONLY MOVE AT ENGINE IDLE SPEED. THI..."
"AT VARIOUS TIMES WHEN WE DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE ENGINE WILL NOT RESPOND. UNTIL WE TAP ON THE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES THEN THE ENGINE RPM'S WILL ADVANCE. THIS CONDITION IS VERY HAZARDOUS BECAUSE IF WE ARE TRYING TO MERGE INTO MOVING TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE WILL ONLY MOVE AT ENGINE IDLE SPEED. THI..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28