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2016 Kia Sorento steering problems

The 2016 Kia Sorento has 80 steering complaints filed with NHTSA — 5% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

80

Steering complaints

5%

Share of year

2

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Steering complaints by year

Sorento steering complaints by model year94 complaints2003: 31 complaints2004: 26 complaints2005: 39 complaints2006: 33 complaints2007: 3 complaints2008: 5 complaints2011: 53 complaints2012: 20 complaints2013: 22 complaints2014: 35 complaints2015: 33 complaints2016: 80 complaints2017: 94 complaints2018: 26 complaints2019: 10 complaints2020: 3 complaints2021: 5 complaints2022: 10 complaints2023: 5 complaints2024: 1 complaints2025: 2 complaints
Sorento steering complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Common questions

How many steering complaints does the 2016 Kia Sorento have?

NHTSA has 80 complaints about the 2016 Kia Sorento steering — 5% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.