2016 KIA Sorento Exterior Lighting Problems
Owners have filed 67 complaints with NHTSA about exterior lighting problems on the 2016 KIA Sorento, 5% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 43,594 miles. The words owners use most often: “turn off” (15% of reports).
- 67exterior lighting complaints
- 43,594median miles at failure
- 1mention a crash
- 0mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 64%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Turn off: mentioned in 10 of 67 complaints (15%)
- Auto mode: mentioned in 6 of 67 complaints (9%)
- Night headlights: mentioned in 5 of 67 complaints (7%)
- Low beam: mentioned in 5 of 67 complaints (7%)
At what mileage do exterior lighting problems happen?
Based on 42 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 67 complaints, 1 mention a crash.
KIA Sorento exterior lighting complaints by model year
| Model year | Exterior Lighting complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Sorento | 2 | 3% | 530 |
| 2024 Sorento | 2 | 5% | — |
| 2023 Sorento | 2 | 2% | — |
| 2022 Sorento | 2 | 1% | — |
| 2021 Sorento | 3 | 1% | 55,839 |
| 2020 Sorento | 5 | 4% | — |
| 2019 Sorento | 22 | 5% | 8,500 |
| 2018 Sorento | 41 | 16% | 43,450 |
| 2017 Sorento | 125 | 16% | 37,100 |
| 2016 Sorento | 67 | 5% | 43,594 |
| 2015 Sorento | 91 | 12% | 76,000 |
| 2014 Sorento | 86 | 9% | 74,459 |
| 2013 Sorento | 70 | 7% | 94,187 |
| 2012 Sorento | 60 | 7% | 95,500 |
| 2011 Sorento | 102 | 7% | 98,000 |
| 2009 Sorento | 1 | 2% | — |
| 2008 Sorento | 13 | 6% | 72,000 |
| 2007 Sorento | 12 | 8% | 98,432 |
| 2006 Sorento | 56 | 23% | 50,000 |
| 2005 Sorento | 53 | 17% | 45,400 |
| 2004 Sorento | 14 | 6% | 55,500 |
| 2003 Sorento | 16 | 5% | 36,000 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists exterior lighting for the 2016 KIA Sorento. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
See attached document for complaint.
All tail lights of suv go in an out randomly.
Lights shut off by themselves at night in auto mode in dark environments!
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2016 KIA Sorentos have exterior lighting problems?
No. NHTSA has 67 owner complaints about exterior lighting for the 2016 KIA Sorento (5% of the 1,254 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2016 KIA Sorento exterior lighting?
No recall currently lists exterior lighting for this vehicle.
At what mileage do exterior lighting problems start?
The median reported mileage is 43,594 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about exterior lighting problems on the 2016 KIA Sorento?
The most frequent phrase is “turn off”, in 10 of 67 complaints, followed by “auto mode” (6).
Other 2016 KIA Sorento problems
See all 2016 KIA Sorento problems or exterior lighting problems across all Sorento years.