"How reliable is the 2025 Kia Sorento?"

"Based on 96 NHTSA complaints, the 2025 Kia Sorento has a median complaint mileage of 530 miles. The most common issue is Engine."

"What are common problems with the 2025 Kia Sorento?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2025 Kia Sorento is Engine, accounting for a significant portion of the 96 total complaints filed."

2025 Kia Sorento: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 96 complaints

Total Complaints

530mi

Median Mileage

Engine

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

139 25th Percentile

530 Median Mileage

2,800 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Engine

Power Train

Unknown Or Other

Electrical System

Vehicle Speed Control

Service Brakes

Fuel/Propulsion System

Adaptive Cruise Control

Automatic Emergency Braking

Steering

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"The contact leased a 2025 Kia Sorento. The contact stated that while driving, the vehicle failed to increase over 20 MPH. The 20 MPH limited message was displayed. The brake pedal was hard to depress. The driver pulled over and called the salesman at the dealer, who discussed red flags. The contact ..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 13 TX: 11 NC: 8 FL: 8 NY: 6 OH: 6 GA: 6 IL: 5 NJ: 5 MA: 4

Kia Sorento — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
2003	420	72,000	Engine And Engine Cooling	13
2004	341	99,000	Engine	15
2005	457	89,500	Engine	31
2006	382	83,750	Engine	18
2007	224	70,436	Air Bags	20
2008	317	59,600	Air Bags	19
2009	79	46,000	Air Bags	2
2011	2069	80,000	Engine	65
2012	1194	88,000	Engine	32
2013	1283	78,513	Engine	37
2014	1348	79,800	Engine	34
2015	945	73,932	Engine	33
2016	1577	65,000	Engine	41
2017	989	45,000	Engine	17
2018	318	46,225	Engine	13
2019	588	20,000	Engine	20
2020	173	17,500	Engine	15
2021	299	34,256	Power Train	9
2022	253	27,330	Power Train	4
2023	158	12,000	Electrical System	4
2024	46	-	Electrical System	12

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