2025 Kia Sorento problems and recalls

Owners have filed 73 complaints on the 2025 Kia Sorento, and NHTSA has issued 3 recalls. The most cited component is the Electrical System (21 complaints).

73
Complaints
3
Recalls
5
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
3
Injuries
60.7
Severity index

Severity index 60.7 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 60.7p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 21 of 46 by severity index among 2025 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 54% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2025 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 21 complaints (28.8%)21 29%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 20 complaints (27.4%)20 27%EngineEngine: 19 complaints (26.0%)19 26%Power TrainPower Train: 19 complaints (26.0%)19 26%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 8 complaints (11.0%)8 11%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 7 complaints (9.6%)7 10%Visibility/WiperVisibility/Wiper: 5 complaints (6.8%)5 7%Service BrakesService Brakes: 5 complaints (6.8%)5 7%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2128.8%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER2027.4%
ENGINE1926.0%
POWER TRAIN1926.0%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE811.0%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL79.6%
VISIBILITY/WIPER56.8%
SERVICE BRAKES56.8%

Complaints filed per year

020392024: 12025: 392026: 33 (partial year)24253926
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20241
202539
2026 (year to date)33

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
25V00600013/01/2025ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BODY CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWAREKia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Sorento, 2025 Sorento Hybrid, and 2025 Sorento Plug-In Hybrid vehicles. A software error in the Body Domain Control Unit (BDC) may cause a loss of low beam headlights and taillights. As such, these vehicles fail to comply w
25V54800025/08/2025ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:CRITICAL FASTENERSKia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2025 K4 and Sorento vehicles. The connecting rod bolts in the engine may have been improperly tightened, which can cause a loss of drive power.
26V04600027/01/2026ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANELKia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2025 Kia K4, 2025-2026 Sorento, Sorento Hybrid, Sorento Plug-In Hybrid Electric (PHEV), 2026 Sportage, Sportage Hybrid, Sportage PHEV, K5, EV9, Carnival, and Carnival Hybrid vehicles. Due to a software error, the instrument panel disp

Other Kia Sorento model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 13 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-09-03. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.