Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2025 Kia sorento has 16 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
16
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | This incident started within the first 100 miles of ownership. The dealership hasn’t been able to re... |
| Dec 15, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Today is 12/15/2025 About a month or 2 ago i was on the highway coming from South Carolina to North... |
| Dec 1, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING | Vehicle: 2025 Kia Sorento (leased) VIN: [XXX] Mileage at failure: 11,345 Incident dates: March 23, ... |
| Nov 7, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Our 2025 Kia Sorento has exhibited several issues with shifting into gears especially from 1-2 gear ... |
| Oct 9, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | On 10/3 driving at roughly 60mph on the freeway, when going to accelerate, the vehicle would not acc... |
| Oct 1, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2025 Kia Sorento. Upon starting the vehicle and shifting into reverse(R); the veh... |
| Sep 5, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | There is an electronic glitch with the gear shifting system where it will randomly / sporadically no... |
| Sep 2, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | While driving at speeds below 25 mph, my transmission seems to get caught between gears. When I pres... |
| Aug 25, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission caught between gears at speeds below 25mph. Engine revs without acceleration: Drivers r... |
| Aug 15, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | NHTSA Complaint – Kia Sorento Vehicle: 2025 Kia Sorento Component/System: Engine, Fuel/Propulsion S... |
| Aug 15, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | On [XXX], while driving home at highway speeds, I attempted to accelerate and the vehicle bucked and... |
| Jul 5, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | On July 5th 2025 round 5:15 pm EST, while driving in the center lane of the highway at approximately... |
| Jun 10, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | While traveling to VA from TX, [XXX] and on [XXX] the vehicle hesitated to accelerate multiple times... |
| Jun 5, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Have had an issue of losing power while on an interstate traveling back from work twice now. After t... |
| May 31, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The DCT transmission causes significant hesitation at slow speeds or starting from a stop. This ofte... |
| May 17, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2025 Kia Sorento. The contact stated that while her husband was driving 50 MPH, t... |