Complaints by model year
Federal complaints filed against each model year of the Kia Sedona. Hover a bar for the count.
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2003
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2005
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2011
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2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Three most-complained-about yearsAll other years
Which years to avoid
Ranked from the same federal record. Click any year for its full file.
Years to look at twice
- 2006 Kia Sedona - 579 complaints
- 2016 Kia Sedona - 376 complaints
- 2002 Kia Sedona - 328 complaints
Highest raw complaint counts. Counts are not adjusted for sales volume.
Quieter years
- 2014 Kia Sedona - 54 complaints
- 2018 Kia Sedona - 64 complaints
- 2009 Kia Sedona - 76 complaints
Fewest complaints among years with a meaningful record; the two newest model years are excluded because they have had little time to accumulate filings.
What fails, all years combined
Every model year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 Kia Sedona | 16 | 0 |
| 2020 Kia Sedona | 26 | 1 |
| 2019 Kia Sedona | 46 | 2 |
| 2018 Kia Sedona | 64 | 3 |
| 2017 Kia Sedona | 183 | 4 |
| 2016 Kia Sedona | 376 | 4 |
| 2015 Kia Sedona | 181 | 3 |
| 2014 Kia Sedona | 54 | 1 |
| 2012 Kia Sedona | 147 | 5 |
| 2011 Kia Sedona | 88 | 6 |
| 2010 Kia Sedona | 49 | 5 |
| 2009 Kia Sedona | 76 | 5 |
| 2008 Kia Sedona | 246 | 5 |
| 2007 Kia Sedona | 237 | 6 |
| 2006 Kia Sedona | 579 | 7 |
| 2005 Kia Sedona | 272 | 2 |
| 2004 Kia Sedona | 226 | 2 |
| 2003 Kia Sedona | 214 | 4 |
| 2002 Kia Sedona | 328 | 3 |
Recall campaigns, all years
Every campaign filed against this model, with the model years it covers. Recall repairs are free at the dealer.
| Campaign | Years | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22V612000 | 2016 | Power Train | Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2016 Sedona and Sorento vehicles. The vehicles may have been manufactured with faulty automatic transmission shift lever assembly compo |
| 22V031000 | 2017-2019 | Air Bags | Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Sedona, Soul, Soul EV, 2017-2018 Forte, and 2017 Forte Koup vehicles. The Air Bag Control Unit (ACU) cover may contact a mem |
| 21V725000 | 2015-2017 | Exterior Lighting | Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Sedona vehicles. The Smart Junction Box (SJB) software logic may not properly interpret the signals received from the multif |
| 20V399000 | 2020 | Electrical System | Kia Motors America (KIA) is recalling certain 2020 Sedona vehicles. The battery positive (B+) terminal nut on the alternator may not have been tightened properly during assembly, p |
| 20V101000 | 2011-2012 | Fuel System, Gasoline | Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2011-2012 Sedona vehicles. The fuel rail may crack from exposure to heat generated within the engine compartment, resulting in a fuel |
| 20V088000 | 2006-2010 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2006-2010 Sedona and 2007-2009 Sorento vehicles. Moisture may enter the Anti-lock Brake (ABS) Module and result in an electrical short |
| 19V207000 | 2019 | Seat Belts | Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2019 Sedona vehicles equipped with an 8-passenger seat arrangement. The seat belt buckle for the second-row middle seat may have been |
| 19V109000 | 2015-2018 | Electrical System | Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Sedona vehicles equipped with manually-adjusted front passenger seats. Over time, the Occupant Detection System (ODS) wiring |
| 18V363000 | 2011-2012 | Air Bags | Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2010-2013 Kia Forte, Forte Koup, 2011-2013 Kia Optima and 2011-2012 Kia Optima Hybrid and Sedona vehicles. In the event of a crash, th |
| 18V338000 | 2015-2018 | Structure | Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Kia Sedona vehicles equipped with a power sliding door (PSD). The PSD may not auto-reverse when its closing is obstructed. |
| 16V389000 | 2006-2014 | Latches/Locks/Linkages | Kia Motors Corporation (Kia) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 Kia Sedona vehicles manufactured from June 15, 2005, through April 04, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the se |
| 16V387000 | 2006-2012 | Suspension | Kia Motors Corporation (Kia) is recalling certain model year 2006-2012 Kia Sedona vehicles manufactured from June 15, 2005, through August 14, 2012 and originally sold in, or curre |
| 13V550000 | 2006-2012 | Suspension | Kia Motors Corporation (Kia) is recalling certain model year 2006-2012 Kia Sedona vehicles manufactured from June 15, 2005, through August 14, 2012 originally sold in, or currently |
| 13V114000 | 2007-2011 | Exterior Lighting | Kia Motors Corporation (Kia) is recalling certain model year 2007-2010 Rondo, model year 2007-2011 Sedona, Sorento and Sportage, model year 2010-2011 Soul, model year 2008-2011 Opt |
| 09V130000 | 2006-2007 | Exterior Lighting | HUYNDAI-KIA IS RECALLING 139,844 MY 2006-2007- SEDONA, SPORTAGE, SORENTO AND MY RONDO AND AMANTI VEHICLES. THE STOP LAMP SWITCH IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES MAY MALFUNCTION. A MALFUNCT |
| 06V349000 | 2006 | Electrical System | ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ADJUSTABLE BRAKE PEDALS, THE STOP LAMP SWITCH WIRING HARNESS MAY BE OUT OF POSITION. AN IMPROPERLY POSITIONED STOP LAMP SWITCH WIRING HA |
| 06V265000 | 2006 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE REAR CALIPER BRAKE HOSES MAY BE OUT OF POSITION. AN IMPROPERLY POSITIONED REAR CALIPER BRAKE HOSE MAY CONTACT REAR SUSPENSION COMPONENTS AND OVER |
| 05V329000 | 2003-2005 | Vehicle Speed Control | ON CERTAIN MINI VANS, FREEZING CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE WATER ON THE THROTTLE CABLE TO FREEZE DURING NORMAL OPERATION. RESISTANCE TO MOVEMENT OF THE THROTTLE CABLE CAN OCCUR WHEN THE D |
| 05V232000 | 2003-2005 | Wheels | ON CERTAIN MINI VANS EQUIPPED WITH ALLOY WHEELS, MOISTURE CAN ACCUMULATE AROUND THE REAR HUB CAPS CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE OUTER WHEEL BEARING. |
| 05V013000 | 2002-2003 | Vehicle Speed Control | ON CERTAIN MINI VANS, DURING ASSEMBLY, THE THROTTLE CABLE WOULD TWIST ITSELF OUT OF POSITION. |
| 03V158000 | 2003 | Service Brakes, Air | ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THERE WAS A PROGRAMMING ERROR IN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE LOGIC. THE PROGRAMMING ERROR COULD CAUSE REDUCED BRAKIN |
| 03V135000 | 2002 | Seats | ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, SOME OF THE SECOND AND THIRD ROW SEAT STRIKERS INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE FLOOR PAN HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY HEAT TREATED AND COULD BREAK IN A CRASH. |
| 03V017000 | 2002 | Seat Belts | CERTAIN MINI VANS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES." THE SECOND AND THIRD SEAT BELT BUCKLE ANCHOR BOLTS |