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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)

1 of 416 complaints match · Driver assistance · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Mar 14, 2024Electrical systemBrakesDriver assistanceCrash

Check forwarded collision was on and it has disabled my traction control and abs light was on kia had me make an appointment 3 weeks out. Was leaving for work and it was rainy I was doing 30 in a 40 and I tried stopping to slow down because there was a car in front of me stopped at a yeld so I tired to stop harder but back of car stating sliding our so I had to quickly make a move to get to the lane next to me and there is no one over there and I went over a curb and resulting in totalling my car

NHTSA ODI 11577468

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 →