Kia Sorento
2004 only
2004 Kia Sorento have 250 classified complaints on record for that year specifically. The most common issue in this year is Accessory belt, tensioner and pulleys, typically surfacing around 117,500 miles.
Computed directly from stored federal records for 2004 model years only — not blended with the rest of this vehicle's production run. See the full Kia Sorento report for every year combined.
Where this year fits
What breaks, and when — 2004 only
Median onset: 117,500 miles. 2.4% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
More common in older model years.
Median onset: 110,000 miles.
More common in older model years.
Median onset: 94,824 miles.
More common in older model years.
Median onset: 115,000 miles.
More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 107,000 miles.
More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 110,000 miles.
More common in older model years.
Median onset: 116,000 miles.
Median onset: 120,000 miles. 36.4% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
From owner-filed complaints to NHTSA, not independently verified. Federal mileage reporting on recent complaints is sparse — see how it works.
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Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — complaints and recalls, scoped to 2004 model year. See the full Kia Sorento report for every year and full specs/safety data.