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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
5XYPGDA34GG••••••2016 Kia SORENTO
That is about average for the 2016 Kia SORENTO — 9 complaints per build across 131 builds.
12on this build
1214on the model
131builds in total
Most reportedEngine 11Structure 1Exterior Lighting 1Power Train 1
What owners of this build wrote
EngineJun 2026
Took 2016 kia sorento april 22nd to kia services eastgate batavia oh 45103 to have all recalls fixed, few weeks later engine blew, kia services replaced engine then had to replace my battery because they had to for a month and my good battery was now a total loss, replaced my…
Engine And Engine CoolingJun 2025
The contact owns a 2016 Kia Sorento. The contact stated that the vehicle was experiencing excessive oil consumption, and 3 quarts of oil were added every 1,000 miles. The Check Engine and Low Oil Pressure warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent…
Power TrainDec 2021
I was driving my vehicle up a hill. I accelerator a little. The car picked up speed then my oil light flickered and then stayed steady, along with the battery indicator. At this point my engine shut down and the car began to slow down. I came up on a side street that I turned…
Exterior LightingNov 2019
I purchased the car as used in 2019 and no active recalls were listed and still arent. A bout a month later I noticed my low oil pressure light was popping on and off at random intervals while driving on city and rural paved roadsi checked and engine was empty of oil. Oil was…
StructureSep 2019
Right rear door handle fell off. The vehicle was stationary in the parking lot
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 5XYPGDA34GG078404 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.