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2019 Kia Sorento Brakes Problems

Complaints
14about this part
Share
3%of 435 total for the year
Median mileage
15,420miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 14 complaints about the brakes of the 2019 Kia Sorento, 3% of the 435 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 15,420 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“On 7/25/2020, my 2019 Kia Sorento had complete brake failure, for the third time in 4 months. I took my Sorento to my dealership service department where I was told that the problem was a deformed booster brakes vacuum hose which they replaced (2 days in the shop march 23rd too much 25th). On july 13, 2020 it happened again and the car was back at the dealership service department, for the second time. A week later(july 25th) they call to me to pick up the car. …”

NHTSA complaint #11343232, filed 2020-08, 9,850 miles

“When accelerating from stop (19th ave and vineyard) the car will hesitate then take off at a fast rate of speed. There has been instances where the brake system hesitates to stop, almost like a delayed reaction (mostly while traveling on local streets such as west bound baseline rd). The brakes squill (all the time when braking) so bad and so loud. I feel like I've been ripped off on a car that's already giving problems less than six months of purchase. The city of all instances is phoenix, az.”

NHTSA complaint #11342467, filed 2020-07, 12,600 miles

“My Kia Sorento 2019 has been acting weird for a while. I had talked to the service guys and I was told all is fine. Here are some of the major issues: 1. The car has an issue of acceleration. Once it reaches 45mph it becomes noisy and it feels like the engine is about to explode. The answer from the service guys: it is normal. 2. The brakes: it takes too much time to stop. So, even if I keep my distance from the car in front of me, I always struggle to stop at the safe distance at the stop sign or lights. The answer from the service guys: 'no problem with the brakes.' 3. …”

NHTSA complaint #11233153, filed 2019-07, 17,800 miles

“There are times when I brake, my brakes will jump or skip before completely braking. My brakes have been checked and replaced. I have seen recalls on the Kia Sportage for the braking system and I believe that the Kia Sorento has the same issues.”

NHTSA complaint #11527005, filed 2023-06

“Check forwarded collision was on and it has disabled my traction control and abs light was on kia had me make an appointment 3 weeks out. Was leaving for work and it was rainy I was doing 30 in a 40 and I tried stopping to slow down because there was a car in front of me stopped at a yeld so I tired to stop harder but back of car stating sliding our so I had to quickly make a move to get to the lane next to me and there is no one over there and I went over a curb and resulting in totalling my car”

NHTSA complaint #11577468, filed 2024-03

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Brakes: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2026233%
202568%
2024614%
20231210%
2022189%
202121%
202054%
2019143%
201883%
2017233%
2016242%
2015375%
2014849%
2013889%
201210312%
20111329%
2009815%
20082712%
20072416%
20062611%
2005145%
2004115%
2003248%

Other parts of the 2019 Kia Sorento

Engine
160 complaints
Other or unknown
119 complaints
Electrical system
68 complaints
Body and structure
56 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
51 complaints
Fuel system
28 complaints
Exterior lighting
22 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
21 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
18 complaints
Engine cooling
14 complaints
Vehicle speed control
14 complaints
Lane departure
12 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2019 Kia Sorento

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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