Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2015 Kia Sedona has 3 recalls, 133 complaints, and a 5-star overall safety rating from NHTSA.
3
Recalls
133
Complaints
★★★★★
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 7, 2026
18V338000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Kia Sedona vehicles equipped with a power sliding door (PSD). The PSD may not auto-reverse wh...
21V725000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Sedona vehicles. The Smart Junction Box (SJB) software logic may not properly interpret the s...
19V109000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Sedona vehicles equipped with manually-adjusted front passenger seats. Over time, the Occupan...
Overall
★★★★★
Front Crash
★★★★★
Side Crash
★★★★★
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2015 Kia Sedona VAN FWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | My Husband was driving my van with me and my 2 children inside the vehicle and the vehicle lost all ... |
| Jul 10, 2025 | ENGINE | Van was well cared for. Engine failure occurred while on interstate, causing immediate high-pitched... |
| Jul 10, 2025 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2015 Kia Sedona. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, t... |
| Jul 4, 2025 | ENGINE | The car has 107,000 miles, and one day while driving, the coolant temperature suddenly spiked. I sch... |
| May 12, 2025 | ENGINE | Engine blew a rod without warning or service light indication. The vehicle is available for inspecti... |
| Mar 13, 2025 | ENGINE | Engine burned up all oil. No check engine lights. No active leaks confirmed by dealership. Engine... |
| Jan 19, 2025 | ENGINE | All of a sudden my vehicle has started consuming large amounts of oil. My wife was driving with my t... |
| Jan 12, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | A few months ago we became aware that our Sedona was burning through coolant and oil very quickly. ... |
| Jan 1, 2025 | ENGINE | In 2021 we purchased the van and within hours the motor blew. The car dealer had the motor rebuilt a... |
| Nov 14, 2024 | ENGINE | Driving at approx. 45 mph the engine locked up and failed causing the van to die and not be able to ... |
| Nov 11, 2024 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | Low Head Lights do not work. High beams and fog lights work. This seams to be a KIA problem across m... |
| Oct 7, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Complete engine failure, knocking like crazy, fuel smell in the oil, The shop said the fuel in the o... |
| Oct 5, 2024 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Rod failure, was told there was fuel mixing with the oil and caused the oil to break down and cause ... |
| Oct 1, 2024 | STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I got an oil leak and it was covered but it caused a coolant leak and the dealership wants to charge... |
| Sep 1, 2024 | ENGINE | The auto will go into safe mode when driving on the highway. You have to try to get to the side of t... |
| Aug 14, 2024 | ENGINE | While driving through an intersection with my family in the car, the engine suddenly failed without ... |
| Jul 20, 2024 | ENGINE | We were going down the highway when the engine suddenly stalled. We had to shift lanes during heavy ... |
| Jul 19, 2024 | AIR BAGS | I was driving at approximately 20-25 mph when both side curtain airbags deployed. There was no colli... |
| Jun 7, 2024 | ENGINE | Engine popped started to shake would not go over 2000 rpm. Pulled over and had car towed home. |
| Jun 1, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | Car engine overheated without any warning indicating that it was overheating. It just started smoki... |