Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2025 Kia Sorento has 3 recalls, 63 complaints, and a 5-star overall safety rating from NHTSA.
3
Recalls
63
Complaints
★★★★★
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated May 24, 2026
25V006000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BODY CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Sorento, 2025 Sorento Hybrid, and 2025 Sorento Plug-In Hybrid vehicles. A software error in th...
25V548000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:CRITICAL FASTENERS
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2025 K4 and Sorento vehicles. The connecting rod bolts in the engine may have been improperly tightened, ...
26V046000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2025 Kia K4, 2025-2026 Sorento, Sorento Hybrid, Sorento Plug-In Hybrid Electric (PHEV), 2026 Sportage, Sp...
Overall
★★★★★
Front Crash
★★★★★
Side Crash
★★★★★
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2025 Kia Sorento SUV AWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2026 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Today, May 12, 2026 at 12:10pm the panoramic sunroof spontaneously exploded. I heard some shacking ... |
| May 6, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2025 Kia Sorento. The contact stated that an unknown, sticky fluid had spilled th... |
| May 1, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE | I purchased this vehicle from McGrath Kia in [XXX] . The fuel line recall kept me from picking up th... |
| Apr 21, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2025 Kia Sorento. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, ... |
| Apr 20, 2026 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER | Sunroof exploded when driving sounded like a shotgun. This is a known issue by kia.the glass blow up... |
| Apr 18, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I have a 2025 KIA Sorento Hybrid and several months a go Car play stoped working correctly If car de... |
| Mar 12, 2026 | SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Driving 40 mph coming around a bend. There was a car stopped about to rear off to the left and when ... |
| Mar 5, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES | I am submitting this revised complaint to correct a prior report that was not accurately documented ... |
| Feb 23, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | This is the 4th time car is unable to start after being parked for one day and it had to be jump sta... |
| Feb 18, 2026 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | While driving on a freeway I hear a crashing sound of glass and heard loose glass above me. When I p... |
| Feb 15, 2026 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | While driving the engine stops running and only runs on battery power. The only remedy that is pa... |
| Feb 5, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Vehicle only has 5839 miles and this is the 2nd time the battery has been dead. First time was Dec 1... |
| Feb 3, 2026 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I am reporting a loss of propulsion event in a 2025 Kia Sorento S AWD. The vehicle experienced a sud... |
| Jan 17, 2026 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Was merging onto the San Tan L202 Freeway from the SR24 On Ramp. While accelerating to up to roughly... |
| Jan 16, 2026 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The sunroof spontaneously shattered while I was driving in the highway. No one was injured but glass... |
| Jan 14, 2026 | LANE DEPARTURE | Driver attention warning light coming on frequently for no reason, is distracting for driver and wil... |
| Jan 8, 2026 | ENGINE | My wife was pulling in spot and car took off at high rate of speed and hit parking pole . Kia corpor... |
| Jan 8, 2026 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | My wife was slowly pulling into a parking spot at kohls and the car lunged like the gas pedal was pr... |
| Jan 5, 2026 | AIR BAGS,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Hit a deer going 80, airbags did not deploy and car did not attempt to brake |
| Dec 30, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | This incident started within the first 100 miles of ownership. The dealership hasn’t been able to re... |