2017 KIA Sorento Exterior Lighting Problems
Owners have filed 125 complaints with NHTSA about exterior lighting problems on the 2017 KIA Sorento, 16% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 37,100 miles. The words owners use most often: “turn off” (38% of reports).
- 125exterior lighting complaints
- 37,100median miles at failure
- 1mention a crash
- 0mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 63%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 48 of 125 complaints (38%)
- Auto mode: mentioned in 23 of 125 complaints (18%)
- Night headlights: mentioned in 15 of 125 complaints (12%)
At what mileage do exterior lighting problems happen?
Based on 38 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 125 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 2017 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.
My high beams and low beams are starting to shut off randomly while driving. They are burning out weekly and having to be replaced. 1 of my tail lights is doing the same exact thing. I replace it. It works for a couple weeks and then goes out. When the headlights shut off my dash shows that i am…
The car gets stuck and will not shift out of park. I've had to use the manual override. And when the ambulance came to my house, I could not move my car out of the way fast enough and this delayed emergency response team. I thought it was a one time fluke, but it started happening again this week…
At night when I am driving, the headlight goes off. The light switch does not work on some settings. I never know when or where this dangerous situation is going to happen. Therefore, I try to avoid driving at night, as much as possible. This problem was addressed to Kia more than a year ago. They…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2017 KIA Sorentos have exterior lighting problems?
No. NHTSA has 125 owner complaints about exterior lighting for the 2017 KIA Sorento (16% of the 806 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 2017 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 37,100 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about exterior lighting problems on the 2017 KIA Sorento?
The most frequent phrase is “turn off”, in 48 of 125 complaints, followed by “auto mode” (23).
Other 2017 KIA Sorento problems
- Engine problems (387)
- Steering problems (97)
- Electrical System problems (96)
See all 2017 KIA Sorento problems or exterior lighting problems across all Sorento years.