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What 416 owners told NHTSA about the 2019 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 (416)Crash / fire / injury (29)Engine (150)Electrical system (67)Body & structure (54)Transmission & drivetrain (50)Fuel system (27)Lights (22)Visibility & wipers (21)Driver assistance (18)Brakes (14)Speed control (14)

2 of 416 complaints match · Body & structure · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Jul 3, 2024Electrical systemBody & structure1 injury

Attempted theft with injury Kia's reputation has caused this vehicle to be at risk for theft. Many resulting in injury. Kia had vehicle in 2023 and completed "upgrade" and placed stickers on the windows. Vehicle was still targeted. Insurance rates are insane for this as a result.

NHTSA ODI 11598720

Aug 26, 2021SteeringBody & structureSeatsCrash

My Vehicle was stolen from my residential home. My window was buss out and they stole my vehicle. After over two weeks my vehicle was finally retrieved by the police and city of Milwaukee tow lot. I was told by financing company as well as police department to go get pictures of vehicle as reported from tow company that my vehicle was completely totaled out. I went and retrieved pictures seeing that my car was totaled. With this being said i don't have a vehicle for me or my children to be able to get to work and or school and daycare. I don't know what I'm going to do with trying to not jeopardize my job with getting to work. So I'm writing this so that KIA company can be held accountable for not recalling these vehicles and putting me and my children during this pandemic at risk of losing everything home, job and more.

NHTSA ODI 11430592

Working with the data? Download all 416 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 2019 Kia Sorento Plug-in Hybrid verdict →