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2016 Kia Sorento consumer reviews

$25,100 starting MSRP
side view of 2016 Sorento Kia
(281 reviews)
89% of drivers recommend this car
Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.6
  • Interior 4.6
  • Performance 4.5
  • Value 4.5
  • Exterior 4.6
  • Reliability 4.5
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Best SUV I have owned

This car met all my needs. Very spacious for myself and my 2 kids. Surprisingly good on gas to say it is an SUV. Very sleek stylish exterior and comfortable interior. Definitely recommend this SUV!

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Transporting family
  • Does recommend this car
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Like the style

This car meet my needs. I can haul everything in back and have room for kids in back. It handles good driving. Enjoy the car.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Transporting family
  • Does recommend this car
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love our KIA'S!

This cars meets our expectations, There's not one thing we don't like about the KIA'S. Since this is our 3rd KIA Sorento purchased guess it speaks for itself!

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Does recommend this car
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Great Family Car

Plenty of room for adults, kids, and all the accessories that come along with having kids. Our Sorrento is comfortable, stylish, and drives really well. We love owning our Kia!

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Transporting family
  • Does recommend this car
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love it

exceeded all my needs. Fit 2 adults and 5 kids more than once. never left me stranded. best value for your money for a vehicle that seats 7, with AWD. the sunroof is my dogs favorite feature. :-)

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.0
  • Interior 4.0
  • Performance 4.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 4.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does recommend this car
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great, would recommend to friends

The car has met my needs. has plenty of leg room. THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST CARS I HAVE EVER OWNED. Very enjoyable and comfortable to ride in.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Does recommend this car
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2016 Sorento transmission failure highly dangerous

Kia Sorento 4 cylinder has known issues dealers seem to be covering up. 1) My Kia suddenly "falls" out of gear into neutral when kicking into overdrive. If someone had been behind me when I switched lanes to pass when it happened the first time, I would be dead. I could not excellerate or switch to manual shift. I could only drift/brake to stop. The only way to fix it (temporarily) is to turn off engine and recrank it. It seems to happen more often on quick excelleration. The dealership said it just needed resetting, which they did a few times to no avail and replaced a mother board. It never went away completely. 2) When going down hill after climbing one, the RPMs spin way above normal 6500+ before it clunks loudly into correct gear. All kinds of excuses were made including my driving. I have driven everything from high performance to a Yugo, and none of them ever had problems this alarming. We parked this unsafe vehicle for 7 months until lease ran out and will not buy it now that lease has ended. It is a death trap. If this happened on an interstate, I doubt we'd be around to talk about it.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 1.0
  • Value 1.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 2.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does not recommend this car
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Worst car I have ever owned

From shortly after buying it it just gave problems ! After 40000 turbo went ! 100 miles before warranty - engine went ! Interior do- dads such as seat heater failing ! Hatch doesn’t open completely ! Pulls to right - dealer did not fix after 2 times in shop ! Dealer advertised one monthly price / at signing it more than doubled / claiming car credit index was low !! Real learning experience !!

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 2.0
  • Interior 2.0
  • Performance 2.0
  • Value 1.0
  • Exterior 2.0
  • Reliability 1.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Transporting family
  • Does not recommend this car
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A fun car to drive.

Love this car. When I need to accelerate it gives me all the power I need. My one complaint might be the interior lighting. Will buy this model again.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 4.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does recommend this car
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Nicest car I’ve ever owned.

Beautiful car. Fits all my needs and has the amenities I wanted. Has a few problems that Kia has not addressed nor actually knows how to fix which is surprising to me that a car manufacturer does not know how to fix a couple technical issues on the car they designed and made. Very frustrating!

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 4.0
  • Value 4.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 4.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Having fun
  • Does recommend this car
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