Overview & Reviews

The 2011 Kia Sorento has been fully redesigned. Major changes include a switch to carlike unibody construction, more powerful engines and a new third-row seat.

• Long warranty.
• Decent-sized third-row seat
• Plentiful standard features
• Sporty handling
• Punchy optional V6

• Five-passenger model lacks a sliding second-row seat.
• Suspension tuning is a bit too firm

User Reviews:

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  Not happy at all! - 2011 Kia Sorento
  By Connie - May 1 - 7:10 pm

  I purchased my Kia Sorento in March. Ive driven it 648 miles. So far, the car has at least 3 rattles that sound like the car is falling apart. I got the back up camera - a waste of time because it cuts down your view in the rear view mirror. The mirror dims at night so you cant see where cars are behind you - dangerous! It rides like a truck and the brakes make me pray every time I try to apply them -- never know if they will stop me! Fairly decent gas mileage. I traded in my Toyota Highlander for this vehicle, and as soon as I can save up enough money, Ill trade the Sorento in to get back to my Highlander. Ive driven Toyotas for 22 years -- never a rattle. Not so with Sorento!

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  Run,dont walk-AWAY from the KIA dealership! - 2011 Kia Sorento
  By babayaga - April 12 - 11:33 pm

  After much saving and even more reasearch, my wife and I finally decided to make our first purchase of a new car in over 25 years a Kia Sorento(yes 25 years,I was in sales and was lucky to always have a company car) Well, let me tell you,we purchased the loaded 2011 Ex in April of 2010(SX not even available) and the joy lasted about one month.That was when the transmission went.It has been downhil ever since and we are seriously considering retaining an attorney to pursue the Lemon Law defense. The car was in repair for almost 2 months and now we are experiencing new transmission issues along with a plethora of new annoyances. DO NOT BUY THIS GARBAGE!

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  Kia surprise - 2011 Kia Sorento
  By sorrey4 - April 1 - 3:16 am

  Just purchased the new sorento. Looked at CR-V, Equinox, Terrain, and Toyota. These did not have features of the Kia. Nice look and decent ride. 2.4 has a sporty feel with a little rough ride over bumps, but hey this is not a Cadillac. Did not go with AWD due to review on this site. Hopefully its decent in the snow. Just took a trip to SC and went 1700 miles. Averaged 24 mpg with last tank getting 26 mpg. Hopefully the latter continues. If youre looking for a sporty looking vehicle with great storage and features, give it a test drive. Right now if youre in the market for a new CUV or SUV, you have to give this vehicle a gander. Believe me, I never thought I would ever buy a Kia.

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  500 Km to My First BREAK DOWN - 2011 Kia Sorento
  By jrid - March 18 - 2:16 am

  I will keep this short.......Bought the 2011 Sorento 2 weeks ago.....and still on the first tank of gas and just under 500 kms right off the dealer lot........my new car breaks down!!!! Its now been 5 days with the car still in the dealer garage.......WOW....thats really reliable (sarcasim). I am not pleased. Asked dealer for a loaner car and was refused....becuse I did not buy the extended warrenty. Excuse me! I have just paid over $32K for my car and it breaks down and the Kia dealer left me high and dry!!!! Never shall I sway from my American 3 choices,........this Canadian will only buy American from this day on......

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  First Time Kia Owner - 2011 Kia Sorento
  By Ralph - March 8 - 6:40 am

  Find the L-4 engine very competent in this vehicle coupled with Kias 6 speed auto. Just completed first 800 miles (mostly hwy)averaging 25.8 mpg while pushing/testing vehicle during highway driving through mountains and expressway driving in TN and KY. Delighted with lack of engine noise and strain during shift down while going through mountains on cruise control at 70 mph. Pleased with my purchase price and overall quality and performance. This is the 7th SUV vehicle I have owned during the past 25 years and may be the best.

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  Kia... designed to fail at 61,000 miles - 2011 Kia Sorento
  By Skylar Sutton - March 6 - 10:59 am

  Were the second owners of this vehicle, purchased it 2 years old with about 20,000 miles on it. We had minor/insignificant issues during the 60k bumper-to-bumper warranty period (which DOES transfer to the second owner)... insignificant things like a backup camera that needed replaced and some minor vibrations on the interior that just needed tightening up. Let me tell you though, almost the MINUTE that warranty was up parts started falling off this thing like a cartoon. We just had to take it in for a $450 oil pressure sensor that caused us to lose the entire contents of our engine oil in less than an hour. Thats a MAJOR engine component and WOULD have been covered under the 100,000 mile powertrain warranty... EXCEPT it doesnt transfer to the second owners. Ive owned cars with 200,000 miles on them that never needed an oil pressure sensor replaced. That is a major engine component that should last the life of the vehicle. Im terribly disappointed in this vehicle and Kia service in general. If you absolutely have your heart set on one of these, intend to have it paid off and traded in by the end of your 60,000 mile warranty or its going to cost you thousands per year to keep it limping along.

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  4 Month Update - 2011 Kia Sorento
  By Kansas - February 28 - 12:33 am

  Our Sorento has performed well these first 4 months. Like some others, it developed a jolt when starting. Our temporary resolution is to not use the parking break and make sure there is pressure on tranny after stop. The dealership has been responsive thus far, but because it only jolts after engine is hot and sat for 1-4 hours, difficult to diagnose. The car is improving on gas mileage (23 hwy). Except for the tran, performs great- there have been no other issues. I would be interested in others posting regarding transmission issue.

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  Dont waste your cash! - 2011 Kia Sorento
  By nonadoss - February 15 - 6:13 pm

  We purchased this car because of the warranty and the fact of having good luck with Hyundais. Our test drive was a couple of blocks, our mistake, bought the car. This is the roughest riding car I have ever driven, acts like it doesnt even have shocks. The Kia Rep. was in town, took our car for a drive and we were told that the roughness was due to the 17" wheels which are on the LX models, paid over $22,000 less than three months ago, they offered $17,500 trade-in on he EX model. I called the Kia Factory and they said we would just have to live with if or put 18" wheels at our expense. My advice is. STAY AWAY FROM THE HYUNDAI AND KIA CARS, the warranty is not worth it.

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  Needs Improvement - 2011 Kia Sorento
  By Disappointed Owner - February 15 - 2:43 am

  Purchased vehicle in March 2010, Kia needs to address the issue with the noisy front end struts and the ride quality on bumpy roads asap. I had to the dealer twice for this issue and they said that Kia is aware of the issue but has no fix as of yet. This is unacceptable! If they know there is a problem then why dont they take care of it. I would not recommend this vehicle to anyone at this point because of this issue. Very annoying.

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  Sorrento SX is the best value - 2011 Kia Sorento
  By darfer19 - February 14 - 3:45 pm

  We were looking for a replacement for our Chrysler town and country and the Sorrento is perfect. It has the 3rd row seating which is good for kids, and all of the features are better than expected. We looked at the Traverse, Hyundas, Honda Pilot, and Ford Edge. The Traverse was nice but still had a lot of generic plastic interior parts and the price was high.. with features mid to high 30s .. With teh Sorrento we bought an SX which has everything GPS , Sirius., Bluetooth, Voice recognition commands, heated seats , and safety 5 stars... best deal by far