2016 Kia Sedona

Name: 2016 Kia Sedona owner-filed safety complaints per 1,000 sold
Creator: YearsTell

For every car sold, owners filed more complaints about the 2016 Sedona than about the typical Sedona year: 1.3 times as many. Among the 4 Sedona years with enough complaints to compare, owners filed the fewest about this one, the 2016 (0.83 per 1,000 sold) and the most about the 2022 (4.37).

Safety complaints filed by owners in the first three years, per 1,000 sold.

0.83 per 1,000

1.3 times this nameplate’s own median

Counted from 27 complaints filed in the first three years, of 296 ever. 95% lower bound 0.52.

Every Sedona model yearComplaints per 1,000 sold, first three years

This yearOther yearsToo few complaints to rankTypical year, 0.62

Against its own model years

The model year carries far more information than the badge, so this is the comparison that matters. The bar is how many complaints each rate rests on.

Model year	Per 1,000	Complaints
2008	1.75	47
2009	0.55	15
2010	0.20	5
2011	0.44	10
2012	1.01	21
2014	0.62	9
2015	0.49	18
2016	0.83	27
2017	0.69	18
2018	0.48	10
2019	0.53	9
2022	4.37	98
2023	0.85	37

Issues owners of the 2016 Sedona report

Phrases over-represented in these complaints compared with the same component on every other vehicle. Counts are complaints containing the phrase.

Engine 148 complaints

engine	137	93%
van	26	18%
engine failed	14	9%
kids	13	9%
low oil	13	9%
checked oil	12	8%

When it breaks

21% of reported failures happened before 30,000 miles (median 70,000 miles, from 99 complaints that recorded one).

Failures arrive late and spread out, which looks like wear. Service history matters more than model year here.

What NHTSA did

1 investigation covering this model year, 0 of which list a recall campaign. Owners had filed 45 complaints about this component over roughly 32 months before an investigation opened.

3.3L Engine Loss of Motive Power (LOMP)

Questions buyers ask about the 2016 Kia Sedona

Is 2016 a good year or a bad year for the Sedona?

What problems does the 2016 Sedona have?

The parts owners named most often in complaints filed to date: Engine (148), Electrical System (46), Exterior Lighting (37). The phrases they used are listed above.

Is the 2016 Sedona reliable?

Complaint records cannot settle that on their own. They count safety problems owners chose to report to the federal government, not every repair. What they do show is how this year compares with the other Sedona years: for every car sold, owners filed more complaints about the 2016 Sedona than about the typical Sedona year: 1.3 times as many.

Which Sedona year has the fewest complaints?

Among years with enough complaints to compare, the 2016, at 0.83 per 1,000 sold. Every Sedona year, ranked.

What the used-car guides say

No guide we read covers the Sedona.

Check this yourself

Example records behind this page, each on NHTSA’s own site:

Limits of this figure. It counts safety complaints filed with the federal government, which is a floor on failures and not a census: problems that only cost money are under-reported. Complaint rates also reflect how likely a brand’s owners are to file, which cannot be separated from how often the car fails. Sales are calendar-year and the denominator for this nameplate is checked by hand against its source table, not against an outside figure.