Kia Sorento Plug-in: Years to Avoid and Best Years to Buy

Year-by-year data table

Running cost is fuel or energy plus the maintenance band midpoint for that car at its age today, re-priced to your country. Purchase price, insurance and depreciation are not included.

Sorento Plug-in sub-models & family

What goes wrong on the Kia Sorento Plug-in

Across every Sorento Plug-in model year in our index, owners report these component groups most often. The cost beside each one is the representative repair for that group at a US independent shop, re-priced to your country.

• Power Train12 complaints across all Sorento Plug-in years · typical job: Transmission service or clutch-pack repair$1,290–$4,040
• Electrical System10 complaints across all Sorento Plug-in years · typical job: Alternator, battery-drain or body-module diagnosis and replacement$540–$1,310
• Engine6 complaints across all Sorento Plug-in years · typical job: Cooling-system or timing-drive repair$1,040–$2,220
• Unknown Or Other5 complaints across all Sorento Plug-in years · typical job: Diagnosis and mixed repair$360–$940
• Service Brakes4 complaints across all Sorento Plug-in years · typical job: Pads, rotors and caliper service, both axles$580–$1,140
• Forward Collision Avoidance4 complaints across all Sorento Plug-in years · typical job: Radar or camera module replacement and calibration$780–$2,160

Flat-rate labour hours x local shop rate plus a parts band. An estimate of what this class of failure costs, not a quote. Formula.

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