Research · 6 model years

Kia Sorento HybridEvery model year, 2021–2026

Across the 6 model years we’ve synced, NHTSA lists 11 recall campaigns and 123 owner complaints for the Kia Sorento Hybrid. The 2025 model year has the most complaints (49).

01 —Model years

Kia Sorento Hybrid years compared

Recalls, complaints, NCAP overall and EPA combined MPG per year

Year	Recalls	Complaints	Crashes	NCAP overall	MPG comb.
2026	1	3	0	5 of 5	36
2025	2	49	1	5 of 5	35
2024	0	6	0	5 of 5	36
2023	2	32	1	4 of 5	36
2022	4	12	0	4 of 5	36
2021	2	21	0	4 of 5	37

Data from NHTSA recalls, complaints & NCAP; EPA fueleconomy.gov · synced Oct 30, 2026

02 —Complaints by year

NHTSA complaints per model year

Newer years have had less time on the road

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Model year	NHTSA complaints
2021	21
2022	12
2023	32
2024	6
2025	49
2026	3

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.

Sorento Hybrid years with the most complaints

Data from NHTSA Complaints API · synced Oct 30, 2026

03 —Recent recalls

Latest recalls for the 2026 Sorento Hybrid

1 campaign

26V-046

Electrical system: instrument cluster

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Kia 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 display may fail. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 101, "Controls and Displays" and 138, "Tire Pressure Monitoring System."

Electrical systemReported Jan 27, 2026NHTSA 26V046000

All 2026 recalls

Data from NHTSA Recalls API · synced Oct 30, 2026

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