Dodge Durango vs Kia Sorento: recalls and problems

Since 2000 the Dodge Durango has 70 recalls and 10,860 owner complaints; the Kia Sorento has 40 recalls and 10,244 complaints. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each were sold.

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At a glance

Dodge DurangoKia Sorento
Recalls7040
Do-not-drive / park-outside recalls44
Owner complaints10,86010,244
Crashes reported519309
Fires reported334418
Injuries reported528366
Most reported problemElectrical SystemEngine

NHTSA data, model years 2000 onward.

Complaints by model year

Dodge DurangoKia Sorento
2005 Dodge Durango: 1,567 complaints2005 Kia Sorento: 307 complaints20052006 Dodge Durango: 852 complaints2006 Kia Sorento: 242 complaints2007 Dodge Durango: 191 complaints2007 Kia Sorento: 154 complaints20072008 Dodge Durango: 97 complaints2008 Kia Sorento: 217 complaints2009 Dodge Durango: 12 complaints2009 Kia Sorento: 55 complaints20092010 Kia Sorento: 3 complaints2011 Dodge Durango: 800 complaints2011 Kia Sorento: 1,520 complaints20112012 Dodge Durango: 640 complaints2012 Kia Sorento: 880 complaints2013 Dodge Durango: 640 complaints2013 Kia Sorento: 985 complaints20132014 Dodge Durango: 787 complaints2014 Kia Sorento: 989 complaints2015 Dodge Durango: 505 complaints2015 Kia Sorento: 755 complaints20152016 Dodge Durango: 161 complaints2016 Kia Sorento: 1,263 complaints2017 Dodge Durango: 215 complaints2017 Kia Sorento: 811 complaints20172018 Dodge Durango: 234 complaints2018 Kia Sorento: 255 complaints2019 Dodge Durango: 146 complaints2019 Kia Sorento: 437 complaints20192020 Dodge Durango: 56 complaints2020 Kia Sorento: 140 complaints2021 Dodge Durango: 208 complaints2021 Kia Sorento: 257 complaints20212022 Dodge Durango: 62 complaints2022 Kia Sorento: 194 complaints2023 Dodge Durango: 33 complaints2023 Kia Sorento: 128 complaints20232024 Dodge Durango: 14 complaints2024 Kia Sorento: 44 complaints2025 Dodge Durango: 8 complaints2025 Kia Sorento: 77 complaints20252026 Dodge Durango: 15 complaints2026 Kia Sorento: 6 complaints2026

Every model year

YearDurango recallsDurango complaintsSorento recallsSorento complaints
202611526
202508377
2024014244
20232333128
20227626194
202182084257
20202561140
201941462437
201852343255
201722154811
2016316181,263
201545053755
2014117876989
2013116405985
2012106405880
2011880071,520
2010——13
2009412255
20082973217
200741914154
200698521242
200581,5670307

Dodge Durango: top problems

Electrical System2,516
Engine2,055
Fuel System1,922
Suspension1,118
Exterior Lighting1,042
Power Train1,035

Kia Sorento: top problems

Engine4,212
Electrical System1,403
Unknown or other1,302
Power Train1,191
Structure937
Exterior Lighting846
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Questions

Which has more problems, the Dodge Durango or the Kia Sorento?

Since model year 2000 owners have filed 10,860 complaints about the Dodge Durango and 10,244 about the Kia Sorento with NHTSA, so the Kia Sorento has fewer. These are raw counts: the model that sold more will usually have more complaints, so compare individual model years too.

Which has more recalls, the Dodge Durango or the Kia Sorento?

NHTSA lists 70 recall campaigns for the Dodge Durango and 40 for the Kia Sorento since model year 2000.