"How reliable is the 2017 Kia Sedona?"

"Based on 172 NHTSA complaints, the 2017 Kia Sedona has a median complaint mileage of 36000 miles. The most common issue is ENGINE."

"What are common problems with the 2017 Kia Sedona?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2017 Kia Sedona is ENGINE, accounting for a significant portion of the 172 total complaints filed."

2017 Kia Sedona: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 172 complaints

172

Total Complaints

36,000mi

Median Mileage

ENGINE

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

22,750 25th Percentile

36,000 Median Mileage

65,750 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

AIR BAGS

STRUCTURE:BODY

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

SERVICE BRAKES

POWER TRAIN

VISIBILITY/WIPER

STEERING

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2017 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENEDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE DRIVER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE IM..."

"THE VAN COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN UPON SLOWING DOWN TO COME TO A STOP. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME I STOP, BUT HAS HAPPEN A TOTAL OF 8-10 TIMES IN THE 9 MONTHS THAT I HAVE OWNED THE VAN. WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK THAT I PURCHASED THE VAN THE VAN STALLED TWICE. WHEN THE VAN STALLS THERE IS A COMPLETE LOS..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

ENGINE 54 complaints

25th: 63,000 mi Median: 87,000 mi 75th: 117,750 mi

UNKNOWN OR OTHER 26 complaints

25th: 272 mi Median: 19,000 mi 75th: 30,000 mi

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 21 complaints

25th: 28,000 mi Median: 30,000 mi 75th: 36,000 mi

AIR BAGS 13 complaints

25th: 16,152 mi Median: 40,500 mi 75th: 68,000 mi

STRUCTURE:BODY 11 complaints

Median: 14,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

FL: 22 CA: 19 TX: 12 NY: 11 OH: 9 GA: 7 IL: 7 NC: 7 MI: 6 PA: 6

Kia Sedona — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
2002	327	46,876	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	26
2003	214	45,000	AIR BAGS	14
2004	226	42,000	WHEELS	12
2005	272	15,522	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC	39
2006	577	77,000	AIR BAGS	18
2007	234	78,500	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	8
2008	246	54,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	5
2009	75	62,290	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	5
2010	48	75,000	SERVICE BRAKES	7
2011	82	69,648	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	6
2012	141	69,553	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	8
2014	54	53,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	2
2015	170	55,500	ENGINE	3
2016	358	59,750	ENGINE	20
2018	60	14,375	ENGINE	3
2019	41	5,000	ENGINE	2
2020	25	65,245	ENGINE	0

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