10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 4
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
17,926 miles

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2016 Kia Sorento body / paint problems

body / paint problem

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2016 Kia Sorento Owner Comments (Page 1 of 5)

problem #88

Aug 172024

Sorento

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The paint is bubbling up and peeling/chipping off on the hood and roof. Color is snow white pearl

- Gainesboro, TN, USA

problem #87

Aug 012023

Sorento

  • miles
I have the Pearl White paint on my 2016 Sorrento and the top front, hood and pillars are all delaminating. I have tried to touch up paint some areas but it has gotten too bad to keep up. The paint is peelin g now all over the car.

- Vista, CA, USA

problem #86

May 062022

Sorento

  • miles
Body paint has started peeling. Local Kia dealership acknowledged frequency of defect however corporate denied claim due to being outside of original warranty. Advised to pay for new paint with possibility of reimbursement.

- Suisun City, CA, USA

problem #85

Jun 142022

Sorento

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The paint color - white pearl- is peeling off the hood of the car.

- Lithia, FL, USA

problem #84

Jun 082024

Sorento

  • miles
2016 Kia Sorento with 80,000 snow white pedal paint peeling at a rapid paste. Factory defect

- Fall River, MA, USA

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problem #83

May 232024

Sorento

  • miles
The paint on my car is peeling off. Attached is pictures of the top of the back door window(In back of the driver-??s seat)and the flap on top of the back window.The paint is Snow White.

- Montebello, CA, USA

problem #82

Jul 222023

Sorento

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I have a 2016 KIA Sorento. The paint is pearl white and it is peeling. The peeling is on the hood, roof and A pillars so far.

- Colton, CA, USA

problem #81

Apr 012022

Sorento

  • miles
The Snow White Pearl paint on my Sorento has started chipping and peeling away on the hood, front quarter panels and roof. This is leading to rust which is quite concerning. It is understandable that environmental factors such as road debris might cause chipping but this is an issue that appears to have affected a large number of people with the same paint color and the rapid deterioration of the paint covering the vehicle is not indicative of normal wear and tear.

- Holden, MA, USA

problem #80

Apr 082024

Sorento

  • miles
A rain storm came and I left my car out of the garage and the rain peeled off huge parts of my paint. There is no reason that my car last paint should have been washed off from rain.

- Ozark, MO, USA

problem #79

Jul 152023

Sorento

  • miles
I have a 2016 Snow White Kia Sorento that the paint is coming off of. Paint is coming off from the hood, above drivers side door and above back hatch.

- Taberg , NY, USA

problem #78

Jan 012021

Sorento

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Paint bubbling/chipping on multiple areas of my car. Concerned for rusting and further damage to my car. Paint chipping was first noticed in 2021 and it has progressively gotten worse since.

- Weatherford, TX, USA

problem #77

Dec 262023

Sorento

  • miles
The paint on my car start peeling out of nowhere-?? the hood of the car 12/26/2023 and the roof of the car 2/09/2024 peeled off in the rain I have pictures and videos-?? Kia said warranty only covers 36000 miles or 3 years on the car so they couldn-??t help me -??plus as the paint peels u can see the car was painted with no primer for the paint to stick -??. I paid my car off to have it fall apart on me this is not acceptable..my car only has 63000 miles it shouldn-??t be falling apart already -?? I-??m having issues with the engine burning excessive oil.. Please help a very concerned client

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

problem #76

Nov 212023

Sorento

  • miles
My 2016 Kia Sorento started about 2 months to peel, it was a quarter size spot and now is getting bigger every day !!

- Greenacres , FL, USA

problem #75

Jan 012022

Sorento

  • miles
Delamination -peeling paint

- Paramount, CA, USA

problem #74

Dec 022023

Sorento

  • miles
Large area of paint peeled off the hood while washing the vehicle

- Fairfield, OH, USA

problem #73

Nov 012023

Sorento

  • miles
Paint delamination happening to my Kia Sorento, paint is peeling exposing primer

- Redwood City, CA, USA

problem #72

Jul 072023

Sorento

  • miles
Paint on the hood started to peel off in July of 2023. It has not been formally inspected, but is available for inspection. We have not contacted a dealer yet.

- Gaithersburg, MD, USA

problem #71

Oct 032018

Sorento

  • miles
Peeling paint

- Auburn, AL, USA

problem #70

Sep 012023

Sorento

  • miles
White Pearl paint peeling significantly

- Cardiff, CA, USA

problem #69

Aug 192023

Sorento

  • miles
The paint on the body of my vehicle just started rapidly peeling off on its own really bad from passenger door handle and spreading.

- North Lauderdale, FL, USA

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