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What 248 owners told NHTSA about the 2018 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 (248)Crash / fire / injury (25)Engine (102)Lights (41)Electrical system (29)Steering (26)Fuel system (12)Airbags (10)Body & structure (9)Transmission & drivetrain (9)Speed control (8)Brakes (7)

26 of 248 complaints match · Steering · clear filters · page 2 of 2

Dec 7, 2018Steering

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE STEERING SEEMS TO STICK TO THE RIGHT. THIS HAS NOT BEEN NOTICED WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN. THIS DOES NOT ALWAYS HAPPEN. IT IS RANDOM. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOUR MONTHS AND IT HAS BEEN NOTICED 4 TIMES.

NHTSA ODI 11156920

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Working with the data? Download all 248 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 2018 Kia Sorento Plug-in Hybrid verdict →