Engine complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2016 Kia Sorento has 538 NHTSA engine complaints and 0 engine-related recalls.
538
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2026 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2016 Kia Sorento. The contact stated that while his wife was driving, the battery... |
| Feb 17, 2026 | ENGINE | The engine stalled while driving on the expressway. Myself and my daughter and her friend were in th... |
| Feb 4, 2026 | ENGINE | 3 times head gasket has been replaced and repaired and every time oil is changed, they say I am losi... |
| Jan 12, 2026 | ENGINE | The vehicles is showing all this codes P0340, P0365, P0780, PO010. |
| Dec 8, 2025 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2016 Kia Sorento. The contact stated that while the vehicle was idling at a red t... |
| Nov 20, 2025 | ENGINE | Failed oil pressure switch and now my engine is no good |
| Nov 20, 2025 | ENGINE | Lost motor power while driving. No warning light before engine failure. |
| Nov 18, 2025 | ENGINE | Engine suddenly started making a lot of clattering noise. Oil consumption has been extremely high! M... |
| Nov 7, 2025 | ENGINE | Mixing coolant with oil engine failure |
| Nov 4, 2025 | ENGINE | Around 140k miles the engine started to randomly overheat. We changed the serpentine belt as well as... |
| Nov 3, 2025 | ENGINE | My 2016 KIA SORRENTO consumed all oil resulting in engine (3.3L Lambda II) failure within 72 days (3... |
| Sep 24, 2025 | ENGINE | Loss oil in big quantities headed to engine damage |
| Sep 19, 2025 | ENGINE | My 2016 Kia Sorento with 2.4L GDI Theta II engine began consuming excessive oil despite regular docu... |
| Sep 14, 2025 | ENGINE | Just bought the car, was perfectly fine during the test drive, no lights on or engine codes present.... |
| Sep 13, 2025 | ENGINE | Over heating , loss of heat in the vehicle , oil in the radiator fluid so possibly a bad head gasket... |
| Sep 6, 2025 | ENGINE | I am receiving an engine problem on uvo. I took it to autozone to run a diagnostic test and states c... |
| Sep 5, 2025 | ENGINE | My KIA, engine just died. I was at a stop light, the light turned green I pressed on the accelerato... |
| Sep 5, 2025 | ENGINE | got into my vehicle pushed button to start, could hear a clicking for the first few seconds, then cl... |
| Sep 4, 2025 | ENGINE | While driving the vehicle started making loud engine noises. Contacted the extended warranty departm... |
| Aug 27, 2025 | ENGINE | Engine seized up while driving. I had just visited the dealership and had 5 RECALLS done. |