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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)

1 of 248 complaints match · Steering · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Mar 7, 2025SteeringElectrical systemEngineFire

In January 2024 I started getting power steering issues and multiple warning lights related to the electrical systems. I took my vehicle to Car Pros Kia for inspection and repair on 2/1/2024. They took it for a test drive at which time it caught fire.

NHTSA ODI 11647007

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 →