{"id":"2016_kia_sedona","make":"Kia","make_slug":"kia","model":"Sedona","model_slug":"sedona","year":2016,"url":"/kia/sedona/2016/","pts":["gas"],"configs":[{"id":36058,"model":"Sedona SX","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S6)","cyl":6,"displ":3.3,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":18,"hwy":25,"comb":21,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Minivan - 2WD","co2":433,"fe_score":5,"ghg_score":5,"fuel_cost":2950,"save_spend":-3500,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"KMX","modified":"Mon Sep 26 00:00:00 EDT 2016"},{"id":36057,"model":"Sedona","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S6)","cyl":6,"displ":3.3,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":18,"hwy":24,"comb":20,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Minivan - 2WD","co2":443,"fe_score":4,"ghg_score":4,"fuel_cost":3100,"save_spend":-4250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"KMX","modified":"Mon Sep 26 00:00:00 EDT 2016"},{"id":36059,"model":"Sedona SXL","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S6)","cyl":6,"displ":3.3,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":17,"hwy":22,"comb":19,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Minivan - 2WD","co2":476,"fe_score":4,"ghg_score":4,"fuel_cost":3300,"save_spend":-5250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"KMX","modified":"Mon Sep 26 00:00:00 EDT 2016"}],"vclass":"Minivan - 2WD","segment":"Minivan","recalls":[{"campaign":"22V612000","component":"POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT","mfr":"Kia America, Inc.","reported":"2022-08-10","owner_notified":"2022-10-07","units":28065,"summary":"Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2016 Sedona and Sorento vehicles.  The vehicles may have been manufactured with faulty automatic transmission shift lever assembly components, preventing the shift lever from locking, which can allow the vehicle to rollaway.","consequence":"A vehicle rollaway increases the risk of a crash and injury.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect and replace the automatic transmission shift lever assembly components, as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed October 7, 2022.  Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542.  Kia's number for this recall is SC246.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"SC246","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"21V725000","component":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL","mfr":"Kia Motors America","reported":"2021-09-17","owner_notified":"2021-11-12","units":88576,"summary":"Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Sedona vehicles.  The Smart Junction Box (SJB) software logic may not properly interpret the signals received from the multifunction switch, which could cause the turn signal to activate in the opposite direction of what the driver intended.","consequence":"A turn signal activating in the opposite direction of what was intended by the driver increases the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will update the SJB software, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed November 12, 2021.  Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542.  Kia's number for this recall is SC217.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"SC217","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"minor"},{"campaign":"19V109000","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING","mfr":"Kia Motors America","reported":"2019-02-19","owner_notified":"2019-03-19","units":94389,"summary":"Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Sedona vehicles equipped with manually-adjusted front passenger seats.  Over time, the Occupant Detection System (ODS) wiring harness located underneath the front passenger seat may break from the seat being occupied.","consequence":"If a child is in a child seat in the front seat, a broken ODS wiring harness will not prevent the front passenger air bag from deploying in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury to the child.","remedy":"Kia will notify owners, and dealers will remove the wire harness clip to prevent the wiring harness from breaking.  If the harness is found damaged, the front passenger seat cushion will be replaced.  These repairs will be performed free of charge.  The recall began March 19, 2019.  Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542.  Kia's number for this recall is SC175.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"SC175","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"18V338000","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE","mfr":"Kia Motors America","reported":"2018-05-23","owner_notified":"2018-06-18","units":106428,"summary":"Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Kia Sedona vehicles equipped with a power sliding door (PSD).  The PSD may not auto-reverse when its closing is obstructed.","consequence":"If the door closes on an occupant, there is an increased risk of an injury.","remedy":"Kia will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the PSD module software, free of charge.  The recall began on June 18, 2018.  Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542.  Kia's number for this recall is SC164.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"SC164","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"minor"}],"recall_count":4,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":78,"grade":"C","complaints":{"count":295,"crash":10,"fire":14,"injured":10,"deaths":2,"comps":[["Engine",146],["Electrical System",46],["Exterior Lighting",37],["Unspecified",32],["Structure",25],["Air Bags",19]],"by_year":{"2016":9,"2017":9,"2018":10,"2019":22,"2020":23,"2021":22,"2022":27,"2023":31,"2024":64,"2025":53,"2026":25},"excerpts":[["2022-02-24","Engine","While driving I smelled a burning odor. Then my heat started blowing cold air. I immediately went to a car shop and when they opened the hood, there was white smoke. After getting 3 separate opinions, all agreed that the engine was fried and needs to be replaced. There were no warning signs, lights, etc... and this cou\u2026"],["2022-02-19","Exterior Lighting","we received notice for safety recall that the tail lights and turn signal lights could fail and they needed to change something to do with computer.we took it in and left with lights working and 3days later they stopped working again.Kia is refusing to fix it on the recall but it is the same issue."],["2022-02-17","Service Brakes","Lower brake lights not functioning. Fuse is fine (swapped with good fuse, no change). Bulbs are fine (replaced with new anyway). Top brake light bar is fine. Only L and R rear brake lights not coming on. Dealer in Anchorage, Alaska confirmed all. No warning lamps came on. Car operates fine otherwise."]]},"investigations":[{"action":"DP24002","component":"ENGINE","opened":"2024-02-27","closed":"2024-03-05","campaign":"","subject":"3.3L Engine Loss of Motive Power (LOMP)","summary":"The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received a petition on February 20, 2024, requesting the opening of an investigation into an alleged defect of the \"engine\" on the following vehicle model stated by the petitioner: 2016 Kia Sedona vehicles equipped with the 3.3L V-Shaped GDI Lambda-II engine. The petitioner raised the issue of a Loss of Motive Power. On November 13, 2023, ODI opened PE23-019 to address allegations of loss of motive power, on the 3.3L V6 Lambda-II engine for 2016-2017 Kia Sorento and included the 2016 Kia Sedona as a peer vehicle. This investigation is ongoing and addresses the potential safety-related defect raised by the petitioner.\u00c2\u00a0 In view of the open Investigati"}],"ncap":[{"desc":"VAN FWD","overall":5,"frontal":5,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.13,"seats":null,"fcw":"Optional","ldw":"Optional","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":999,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":21,"ncap":5,"complaints":295},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}