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Crash ratings
NHTSA's stars out of five, for each version it tested. Front crash stars only compare cars of about the same size and weight.
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Fuel economy
The EPA's estimates for each engine and transmission, and its own yearly fuel cost. Yours depends on how you drive and the shape the car is in.
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Every year of the Sorento
Owner complaints for each model year, this one outlined. Pick a year to open it. The newest model years are not judged yet. Newer years have had less time to collect complaints, so we compare every year at the same age, not by these totals.
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Built from this year's numbers. Whatever the data says, the car in front of you is the one that counts.
Questions for the seller, test drive checks and price points
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Walk up to the seller ready
Questions to ask the seller of a 2024 Kia Sorento, built from this year's owner complaints and recalls. What to feel, hear and look at on the test drive, with boxes to tick at the car. Honest points to raise on price, from the records and never from guesses. Copy the questions to your phone in one tap.
A ready to send offer for the seller, by text or email
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Send the seller a fair offer
Type the asking price and your own offer for the 2024 Kia Sorento, tick what you found, and get a polite message ready to text or email. Its reasons come from this year's owner complaints, recalls and crash ratings, and never from made up repair prices.
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True cost to own
The loan, fuel, insurance and upkeep, a month and over 5 years
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What it really costs to own
What the 2024 Kia Sorento costs a month and over 5 years: the loan and its interest, fuel worked out from the EPA's figures for the version you pick, and your own insurance, registration and upkeep. A cost a mile, a link that reopens your numbers, and the breakdown copied to your phone in one tap.
Whether the title is branded in that state and, where the state offers it, whether a lender still has a claim on the car (a lien), so it cannot be sold free and clear.
It will not name the owner. Each state asks its own way, and some only by mail. Ask to see the seller’s title too.
A history report such as Carfax or AutoCheck pulls in more of the car’s past than these checks can:
Crashes and damage reported by police, insurers or shops, even when it was fixed.
Service visits that shops reported, with the miles each time.
How many owners, for how long, and the states it was registered in.
Whether it was a rental, fleet or lease car, when that was reported.
It only knows what was reported to it. A clean report is not proof of a clean car. Ask the seller first: many dealers hand one over for free.
Red flags in a history
Salvage title
Usually an insurer called it a total loss. In most states it cannot be driven on the road until it is rebuilt and inspected.
Rebuilt title
A salvage car that was fixed and passed a state check. It can be fine, but it is worth less, can be harder to insure, and needs a careful inspection.
Flood damage
Water can ruin wiring and sensors months later. Be wary of a flood brand that vanished after a move to another state.
Lemon or maker buyback
The maker bought it back over a defect it could not fix. Ask what the defect was and how it was fixed.
Odometer rollback
A mileage reading lower than an earlier one, or a title marked not actual miles.
Many owners, fast
Three owners in two years can mean a problem each one passed along.
Gaps in the records
Years with no service or registration. Ask why: it may have sat, been off the road, or been rebuilt.
Title words and rules differ by state. Not legal advice.
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Pre purchase inspection
Have a mechanic you choose, not the seller, put it on a lift and look it over before you pay.
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2024 Kia Sorento: problems, recalls, verdict · WhipWorthy
Odometer check
No one part has enough complaints that give a mileage to show where it usually fails, so there is nothing yet to hold a car's miles against.
No costly part has enough owner reported mileages to show where it most often fails on this year.
44 complaints; the part named most is the electrical
Unverified reports, not adjusted for sales. One complaint can name several parts, so shares add up past 100%. Filed Mar 11, 2024 to Oct 27, 2026. 36% name a part that is usually costly to fix.
Owners reported 4 crashes, 1 fire and 4 injuries in these complaints.
Electrical11 · 25%
Body and frame7 · 16%Usually costly to fix
Other or unknown7 · 16%
What one owner wrote about the electrical
Car has sensor issues. It ran into pole and median after defective collision assist said sensor was blocked. Has emission leak. Second vehicle i had with that and they wont cover under warranty. Kia refuses to by back a car do not feel safe driving. They refuse to fix things under warranty. The refuse to do anything about sensors, says its the safety…
Filed Jan 20, 2026NHTSA complaint 11712048Crash reported1 of 18 owner quotes
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12 more parts, and 17 more owner quotes
Every part owners name for the 2024 Kia Sorento, with their own words about what went wrong. Usually costly to fix among them: Engine, Transmission and drivetrain.
Not every car needs every fix. Run the VIN at NHTSA to see which are still open. Repairs are usually free at a dealer for the brand; ask before any work.
Electrical
Jan 13, 2025 · Recall 25V006000
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2024 to 2025 Sorento, 2025 Sorento Hybrid, and 2025 Sorento Plug-In Hybrid vehicles. A software error in the Body Domain Control Unit (BDC) may cause a loss of low beam headlights and taillights. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
What can happen
A loss of headlights and taillights can reduce visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Dealers will update the BDC software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 21, 2025. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC331.
Electrical
Apr 23, 2024 · Recall 24V287000
Run the VIN at NHTSA to confirm every recall was fixed.
This year has 2 recalls on file. Recall repairs are usually free at a dealer for the brand. Ask the dealer to confirm before any work is done. Look up a VIN at NHTSA.
Ask the seller for the service records.
Look closely for any work on the electrical. It is the part owners complain about most for this year.
Have a mechanic you trust inspect it before you pay.
Ask them to look at the electrical first.
Look at a vehicle history report.
It can show reported crashes, flood or salvage titles, and mileage that does not add up.
On the test drive, pay attention to the electrical.
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2024 Sorento vehicles. The motor driven power steering (MDPS) wiring harness may be incorrectly assembled, which can result in a loss of power steering assist.
What can happen
A loss of power steering assist increases the risk of a crash.
The fix
Dealers will inspect and repair, or replace the MDPS wiring harness as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 7, 2024. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC309.
Try every switch, screen, light and lock, and make sure it starts every time.
All complaints against a typical Sorento year
Year verdict
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0.6× a typical Sorento year
44 complaints in its first 3 years, the span every year is compared over. A typical Sorento year had 79 by then.
Fewer owner complaints than a typical year. Still get it inspected.
Confidence:Medium
Only 3 years and 10 months of complaints so far, and some problems show up later.
How this verdict was counted
Year verdict: Typical year: 79 complaints, the middle count of 7 nearby years. Each counted over its first 3 years and 10 months from January 2023; this one had 44.
High mileage verdict
Not judged
Too young to judge at high mileage. Most 2024 cars have not reached 100,000 miles yet, so their problems past it have not shown up.
Fuel: $2,450 to $2,800 a year.The EPA’s estimate for 15,000 miles a year, 55% in town, at its fuel prices. See each version’s mpg
23 to 26 mpg combined, across 4 versions
NHTSA files the Sorento Hybrid and the Sorento Plug-In Hybrid under names of their own for 2024, so their mileage and complaints are on their own pages.
