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2018 Kia Sorento engine problems

The 2018 Kia Sorento has 108 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 33% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

108

Engine complaints

33%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Sorento engine complaints by model year715 complaints2003: 126 complaints2004: 96 complaints2005: 108 complaints2006: 87 complaints2007: 13 complaints2008: 43 complaints2009: 4 complaints2010: 1 complaints2011: 321 complaints2012: 475 complaints2013: 513 complaints2014: 404 complaints2015: 363 complaints2016: 715 complaints2017: 402 complaints2018: 108 complaints2019: 162 complaints2020: 66 complaints2021: 58 complaints2022: 51 complaints2023: 27 complaints2024: 5 complaints2025: 17 complaints2026: 2 complaints
Sorento engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“I WAS TRAVELING TO FLORIDA AND SAW SPARKS IN THE MIRRORS IN THE BACK. I QUICKLY PULLED OVER AND WENT TO THE BACK AND SAW FIRE, THE CAR WAS ON FIRE EVERYBODY GOT OUT, WE TRIED TO PUT IT OUT BUT IT SEEMED LIKE THERE WAS AN ACCELERRENT OR SOMETHING CAUSE IT WAS ENGULFED WITH FIRE VERY FAST ONCE WE…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · November 21, 2020 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2018 Kia Sorento have?

NHTSA has 108 complaints about the 2018 Kia Sorento engine — 33% 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.