NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Kia Sorento Recalls
The 2011 Kia Sorento has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 21, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Kia Sorento. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 8
- Owner complaints
- 1,520
- Crashes reported
- 42
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
63 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2011 Kia Sorento, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
8 recalls on the 2011 Kia Sorento
Engine
- Campaign
- 23V877000
- Reported
- December 21, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 79,812
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2011 Kia Sorento
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 23V652000
- Reported
- September 25, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,730,192
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2014 Sorento, 11 other models
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 15V626000
- Reported
- October 6, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 377,062
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 114, theft protection and rollaway prevention
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2013 Sorento
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 13V114000
- Reported
- April 1, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 980,377
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2010 Sorento, 8 other models
Power train: driveline: driveshaft
- Campaign
- 11V258000
- Reported
- April 25, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 12,690
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2011 Kia Sorento
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper
- Campaign
- 10V599000
- Reported
- November 24, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,697
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2011 Kia Sorento
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 10V388000
- Reported
- August 31, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 35,185
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Equipment
- Campaign
- 11E041000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2010 Sorento, 1 other model
2011 Kia Sorento complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,520 owner complaints about the 2011 Kia Sorento, the newest on October 15, 2026. Of these, 42 describe a crash (3%) and 63 a fire; owners reported 50 injuries.
In complaints about the 2011 Kia Sorento, the component group named most often is the engine (19%), followed by the structure (18%) and the power train (17%).
1 of the 2011 Kia Sorento's 8 recalls also concerns the engine.
Where 2011 Kia Sorento owners gave the mileage (1,117 complaints), the median was 80,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine284
- Structure268
- Power Train265
- Electrical System246
- Unknown Or Other214
- Air Bags183
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 35 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 118 | |
| 2012 | 71 | |
| 2013 | 57 | |
| 2014 | 65 | |
| 2015 | 111 | |
| 2016 | 203 | |
| 2017 | 118 | |
| 2018 | 158 | |
| 2019 | 181 | |
| 2020 | 89 | |
| 2021 | 68 | |
| 2022 | 58 | |
| 2023 | 52 | |
| 2024 | 95 | |
| 2025 | 28 | |
| 2026 | 13 |
Complaints about the 2011 Kia Sorento peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 203. 23% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2011 vehicles, the 2011 Kia Sorento drew 3.9× the complaints of the median Kia Sorento year in the same window: 1st highest of the 19 ranked years.
That makes 2011 one of the Kia Sorento years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 1,520 complaints about the 2011 Kia Sorento are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Sorento by model year
Other 2011 Kia models
Newest record on this page: October 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted