Kia Sorento
2018 only
107,846 sold in the US for 2018.
per 10,000 sold
2018 Kia Sorento have 333 classified complaints on record for that year specifically, plus 3 recalls. The most common issue in this year is Internal engine (bearings, pistons, rings), typically surfacing around 81,000 miles.
Computed directly from stored federal records for 2018 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 — 2018 only
Median onset: 81,000 miles. 3.5% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in older model years.
Median onset: 82,940 miles.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in older model years.
Which other vehicles have oil consumption problems? →Median onset: 30,000 miles. 2.5% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 47,000 miles.
More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 14,475 miles.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · More common in older model years.
Median onset: 20,050 miles.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · Typical repair: $750–$2,230 nationally.
Median onset: 68,702 miles. 40.0% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues.
Median onset: 42,500 miles.
Typical repair: $330–$620 nationally.
From owner-filed complaints to NHTSA, not independently verified. Federal mileage reporting on recent complaints is sparse — see how it works. Cost ranges are national estimates from book labor hours and parts pricing, not this vehicle's actual repair history — they don't account for your location or shop type.
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Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — complaints and recalls, scoped to 2018 model year. See the full Kia Sorento report for every year and full specs/safety data.