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2017 Kia Sorento lighting problems

The 2017 Kia Sorento has 125 lighting complaints filed with NHTSA — 12% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

125

Lighting complaints

12%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Lighting complaints by year

Sorento lighting complaints by model year125 complaints2003: 17 complaints2004: 14 complaints2005: 61 complaints2006: 59 complaints2007: 13 complaints2008: 14 complaints2009: 1 complaints2011: 105 complaints2012: 60 complaints2013: 70 complaints2014: 87 complaints2015: 91 complaints2016: 66 complaints2017: 125 complaints2018: 41 complaints2019: 22 complaints2020: 5 complaints2021: 3 complaints2022: 2 complaints2023: 2 complaints2024: 2 complaints2025: 2 complaints
Sorento lighting complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN OFF AND ON USUALLY LAST 10 TO 15 SECONDS, DOES THIS AT ALL SPEEDS AND AND ALL ROADS. WILL CAUSE YOU TO LOOSE SIGHT OF ROAD ON NON LIT ROADS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Lighting · January 4, 2020 · crash

Common questions

How many lighting complaints does the 2017 Kia Sorento have?

NHTSA has 125 complaints about the 2017 Kia Sorento lighting — 12% 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.