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What 788 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 Kia Sorento Plug-in Hybrid

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (788)Crash / fire / injury (47)Engine (379)Lights (124)Steering (94)Electrical system (92)Fuel system (48)Transmission & drivetrain (36)Engine & cooling (25)Brakes (23)Speed control (21)Body & structure (17)

1 of 788 complaints match · Lights · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Jan 4, 2020LightsCrash

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN OFF AND ON USUALLY LAST 10 TO 15 SECONDS, DOES THIS AT ALL SPEEDS AND AND ALL ROADS. WILL CAUSE YOU TO LOOSE SIGHT OF ROAD ON NON LIT ROADS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS

NHTSA ODI 11297150

Working with the data? Download all 788 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 19, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2017 Kia Sorento Plug-in Hybrid verdict →