NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Kia Sorento Recalls
The 2013 Kia Sorento has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 25, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Kia Sorento. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 982
- Crashes reported
- 23
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
44 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2013 Kia Sorento, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2013 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 2011–2012, 2014 Sorento, 11 other models
Engine
- Campaign
- 20V750000
- Reported
- December 2, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 294,756
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2012 Sorento, 5 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 18V907000
- Reported
- December 19, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 71,653
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2012, 2014–2017 Sorento, 2 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 17V224000
- Reported
- March 31, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 618,160
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012, 2014 Sorento, 2 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 2011–2012 Sorento
2013 Kia Sorento complaints by year
NHTSA has received 982 owner complaints about the 2013 Kia Sorento, the newest on October 19, 2026. Of these, 23 describe a crash (2%) and 44 a fire; owners reported 33 injuries.
In complaints about the 2013 Kia Sorento, the component group named most often is the engine (51%), followed by the electrical system (12%) and the structure (9%).
1 of the 2013 Kia Sorento's 5 recalls also concerns the engine.
Where 2013 Kia Sorento owners gave the mileage (649 complaints), the median was 83,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine497
- Electrical System116
- Structure91
- Unknown Or Other89
- Exterior Lighting70
- Power Train69
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 16 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 47 | |
| 2014 | 54 | |
| 2015 | 26 | |
| 2016 | 39 | |
| 2017 | 73 | |
| 2018 | 119 | |
| 2019 | 146 | |
| 2020 | 109 | |
| 2021 | 100 | |
| 2022 | 59 | |
| 2023 | 65 | |
| 2024 | 79 | |
| 2025 | 33 | |
| 2026 | 17 |
Complaints about the 2013 Kia Sorento peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 146. 19% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2013 vehicles, the 2013 Kia Sorento drew 1.6× the complaints of the median Kia Sorento year in the same window: 4th highest of the 19 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 982 complaints about the 2013 Kia Sorento are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Sorento by model year
Other 2013 Kia models
Newest record on this page: October 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted