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Kia Sorento and Kia Sedona Lemon Odds and Nada Odds for the Year Ending June 30, 2018
An asterisk (*) marks results based on small sample sizes.
| Year | Make/Model | Nada Odds per 100 Cars | Lemon Odds per 100 Cars | ||
| 41 vehicles, 11.7 months per vehicle, 30500 miles driven Redesigned for this model year. Glitchy. Generally minor issues.2016 |
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| 41 vehicles, 11.7 months per vehicle, 30500 miles driven Redesigned for this model year. Glitchy. Generally minor issues. |
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| 28 vehicles, 11.5 months per vehicle, 86900 miles driven Redesigned for this model year.2011 |
Kia Sorento | Join or sign in to view | see reported repairs | ||
| 28 vehicles, 11.5 months per vehicle, 86900 miles driven Redesigned for this model year. |
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TrueDelta Reviews the Brand Reputation of the Kia Sorento
| Kia Sorento Brand Reputation: Cons | ||
| Year | Comment | |
| The number one reason most people seem to have for not buying a Kia is that it's a Kia. As noted in the introduction, negative brand perceptions linger. see full Kia Sorento review | ||
What Our Members Are Saying about the Brand Reputation of the Kia Sorento
| Kia Sorento Brand Reputation: Cons | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2011 | 4dr SUV 276-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD |
in the past, not known to be good brand and still new to car industry. see full Kia Sorento review |
| 2011 | 4dr SUV 175-horsepower 2.4L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
Unsure about long term reliability and overall build quality see full Kia Sorento review |
| 2003 | 4dr SUV 192-horsepower 3.5L V6 4-speed automatic AWD w/low range |
Poor brand reputation - cheap car image see full Kia Sorento review |
TrueDelta Reviews the Brand Reputation of the Kia Sedona
| Kia Sedona Brand Reputation: Cons | ||
| Year | Comment | |
| There aren't any strong reasons not to buy the Sedona. Yet when a friend recently bought a minivan his wife wouldn't even look at the Kia. Why not? Because it's a Kia. Some bases for this prejudice remain. Past Sedonas haven't been nearly as reliable as a Sienna or an Odyssey. Plus many Kia dealers have been with the company since its less illustrious days. Their showrooms can be small and shabby (though some newer ones are anything but), and they developed a culture that focused on buyers most other auto makers would not loan money to. I recently stopped into a Kia dealer to research how the seats operate in a lower level Sedona--and was kicked out. I'd folded and unfolded the seats a couple of times, and was in the driver seat when the sales manager informed me: "We're going to be showing this van soon, and can't have you slamming stuff around in here. So I'm going to have to ask you to leave." I've been visiting car dealers to gather information for my reviews for over 15 years. The great majority have been very helpful. This is the first time I've been bounced from one. Maybe the manager didn't have faith that the seat mechanisms could withstand a couple of folding and unfolding cycles? Whatever the manager's motivation--I still can't believe it happened--that dealer isn't doing much to improve Kia's image. see full Kia Sedona review | ||
What Our Members Are Saying about the Brand Reputation of the Kia Sedona
| Kia Sedona Brand Reputation: Cons | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2009 | 4dr Minivan, ext. 250-horsepower 3.8L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
It says "Kia" on it, and people still think that Kia means "unreliable" - Wife and I love driving the thing. see full Kia Sedona review |
| 2006 | 4dr Minivan, ext. 244-horsepower 3.8L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
Sedona and Kia have a reputation for low cost but also low brand image for quality. I think they have made great strides on the quality side and in improving the overall designs in the latest models see full Kia Sedona review |
