2016 Kia Sorento fuel/propulsion system problems
53 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel/propulsion system on the 2016 Kia Sorento — 4% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I took my 2016 Kia Sorento to the dealership for an emissions service update as a result of a service bulliten (SC340) After recieving the car back, the transmission acts unpredictably and the throttle is erratic. This happens when started cold and continues until the engine reaches temperature. It…”
filed Jul 12, 2026
“(Transmission and motor) I had taken my car to the dealership on XXX for recalls and all the signal were fine before going there. They took my car back to do the recalls and my son and I waited . Once they were done we left closer to closing time is noticed there was a burn mark on my dash board…”
filed Jul 7, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Fuel/propulsion System problems in other Sorento years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Sorento | 4 | 6% |
| 2024 Sorento | 2 | 6% |
| 2023 Sorento | 6 | 5% |
| 2022 Sorento | 14 | 8% |
| 2021 Sorento | 21 | 9% |
| 2020 Sorento | 9 | 7% |
| 2019 Sorento | 23 | 6% |
| 2018 Sorento | 12 | 5% |
| 2017 Sorento | 39 | 5% |
| 2015 Sorento | 28 | 4% |
| 2014 Sorento | 46 | 5% |
| 2013 Sorento | 34 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2016 Kia Sorento
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.