2019 Kia Sedona: owner complaints and recalls

Complaints about the 2019 Kia Sedona are still climbing years after launch. The last three full years account for 17 of the 35 filings on record, which usually means a defect that surfaces with mileage rather than a factory fault.

35
Complaints
2
Recalls
2
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
5
Injuries
154.3
Severity index

Severity index 154.3 - High. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 154.3p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2019 Kia Sedona sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

What actually fails

EngineEngine: 9 complaints (25.7%)9 26%StructureStructure: 8 complaints (22.9%)8 23%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 4 complaints (11.4%)4 11%Power TrainPower Train: 4 complaints (11.4%)4 11%Fuel SystemFuel System: 3 complaints (8.6%)3 9%GasolineGasoline: 3 complaints (8.6%)3 9%Service BrakesService Brakes: 3 complaints (8.6%)3 9%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 3 complaints (8.6%)3 9%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ENGINE925.7%
STRUCTURE822.9%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM411.4%
POWER TRAIN411.4%
FUEL SYSTEM38.6%
GASOLINE38.6%
SERVICE BRAKES38.6%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER38.6%

Complaints filed per year

0482019: 32020: 42021: 22022: 42023: 32024: 82025: 62026: 5 (partial year)19202122232482526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20193
20204
20212
20224
20233
20248
20256
2026 (year to date)5
Complaint volume is rising - the last three years carry 1.7x the filings of the three before them, which usually signals a wear-related defect surfacing with age.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
22V03100025/01/2022AIR BAGSKia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Sedona, Soul, Soul EV, 2017-2018 Forte, and 2017 Forte Koup vehicles. The Air Bag Control Unit (ACU) cover may contact a memory chip on the printed circuit board and damage the electrical circuit. Circuit damage may result
19V20700018/03/2019SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLYKia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2019 Sedona vehicles equipped with an 8-passenger seat arrangement. The seat belt buckle for the second-row middle seat may have been improperly installed on the wrong side of the seat, preventing the proper use of the 3-point seat
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.