Owners have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA about this car, most about the wheels and tires, electrical, and acceleration and cruise control. The 8 checks below target those problems, in the order you would do them at the car.
2021Tick items off on your phone at the car, or print it. Ticks stay on this device.
0/8 checked
2021 Kia Sedona: inspection sheet
Before you go, or before you touch the car0/2
Ask the seller not to warm the car up first0/2
At least 20 minutes, with some highway0/4
These checks are specific to this model year. For tires, body panels, fluids, and the other basics every used car needs, use the general inspection guide.
Nearby years usually share most parts, so their problems are worth checking on this car too.
Worth adding to your 2021 checks
Worth adding to your 2021 checks
EPA figures for each version of the 2021 Kia Sedona. Use them to confirm you are looking at the version that was advertised, and as a yardstick on the test drive.
| Version | Drive | EPA rating |
|---|---|---|
| 3.3L 6-cyl | FWD | 21 mpg |
NHTSA complaints for the 2021 Kia Sedona, grouped by the part owners named. Open a row to read what goes wrong.
Original Kumho Crugen tires suffer broken belts and tread separation. The first sign is an abnormal vibration at highway speed, and inspections then find separated tread or defective belts, sometimes on both rear tires at once. One owner had several failures from the same DOT batch, with emergency replacements needed mid-trip at 16,760 and 18,927 miles. A tread failure at highway speed puts control of the car at risk. Owners also say the tire maker is slow to pay warranty claims after the tires are replaced.
Both complaints in this category describe engine and drivability trouble more than wiring faults. The engine sputters or shudders on acceleration and feels like a slipping belt or transmission, and repeated shop visits fail to find a cause. One report also describes lights that keep burning out. Another describes the engine knocking at highway speed with no warning lamps, followed by a tow to the dealer. Kia declined to pay because no recall covered it. Losing power in traffic with nowhere to pull over is the main safety worry.
With cruise control on, the van brakes hard for no reason. It plunges forward on an empty road while collision warnings such as 'Check Collision Alert' flash on the dash, and the alerts clear after a restart. A second, intermittent fault stops the van from accelerating or shifting past a certain point, with no warning light or error message. Owners report this happening while merging onto highways and crossing fast traffic. Both faults raise the risk of being rear-ended.
Complaints for this year next to the average for the other model years, area by area.
The 2021 has the fewest owner complaints of the 4 Sedona years we cover, well under the average of the others. Newer years have had less time to collect complaints, so compare like with like.
Cars shoppers compare with the Kia Sedona, with their own 2021 checklists.
2021 owner complaints, side by side
