2022 Kia Sorento: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 253 complaints
253
Total Complaints
27,330mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN
Top Issue
4
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

14,720 25th Percentile
27,330 Median Mileage
55,485 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN
52
ENGINE
48
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
35
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
23
SERVICE BRAKES
17
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
12
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
10
VISIBILITY/WIPER
9
STEERING
8
TRAILER HITCHES
5

Severity Assessment

4
Crashes
2
Fires
5
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"My vehicle (2022 kia sorento) was purchased 11/08/21. It only has 1777 miles at this exact time. My windshield started cracking on my drivers side from the sunroof down. This is ridiculous for a vehicle so new. I've read this is a chronic issue with the tellurides. Kia refuses to do anything about i..."
"Transmission failed at 1561 miles. Will accelerate to 3000rpm do a 1-2 shift then immediately bang back into 1st. Car was flat bedded to dealer. Awaiting new transmission which is on backorder."
"Windshield cracked by a tiny pebble. The main windhsield of my 2022 Hybrid cracked while driving in the freeway. Its been less than a month since I bought the car and windshield cracked. I wasnt around any car at the time, It was late night and I saw the chip it made to my windshield.. a couple minu..."

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