NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Kia Sorento Recalls
The 2016 Kia Sorento has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 19, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 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
- 1,258
- Crashes reported
- 29
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
49 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2016 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 2016 Kia Sorento
Trailer hitches
- Campaign
- 22V703000
- Reported
- September 19, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 70,887
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2017–2022 Sorento, 3 other models
Power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift
- Campaign
- 22V612000
- Reported
- August 10, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 28,065
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
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 2012–2015, 2017 Sorento, 2 other models
Trailer hitches
- Campaign
- 16V862000
- Reported
- November 30, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 10,212
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2017 Sorento, 1 other model
Seats
- Campaign
- 16V770000
- Reported
- October 24, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,408
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2016 Kia Sorento
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 16V480000
- Reported
- June 29, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,901
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2016 Kia Sorento
Seat belts: front: buckle assembly
- Campaign
- 15V446000
- Reported
- July 14, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,587
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2016 Kia Sorento
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 15V089000
- Reported
- February 13, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 12,361
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2016 Kia Sorento
2016 Kia Sorento complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,258 owner complaints about the 2016 Kia Sorento, the newest on October 20, 2026. Of these, 29 describe a crash (2%) and 49 a fire; owners reported 19 injuries.
In complaints about the 2016 Kia Sorento, the component group named most often is the engine (55%), followed by the power train (10%) and the structure (9%).
1 of the 2016 Kia Sorento's 8 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2016 Kia Sorento owners gave the mileage (427 complaints), the median was 67,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine696
- Unknown Or Other166
- Power Train126
- Structure111
- Electrical System107
- Steering80
Complaints received, by year
| 2015 | 17 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 20 | |
| 2017 | 38 | |
| 2018 | 53 | |
| 2019 | 71 | |
| 2020 | 90 | |
| 2021 | 132 | |
| 2022 | 220 | |
| 2023 | 250 | |
| 2024 | 183 | |
| 2025 | 113 | |
| 2026 | 71 |
Complaints about the 2016 Kia Sorento peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 250. 16% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2016 vehicles, the 2016 Kia Sorento drew 1.8× the complaints of the median Kia Sorento year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 19 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 1,258 complaints about the 2016 Kia Sorento are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Sorento by model year
Other 2016 Kia models
Newest record on this page: October 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted