2012 Kia Sorento service brakes problems
33 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2012 Kia Sorento — 4% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I had taken the Kia Sorrento to a local shop to get an oil change, and Mavis tire had discovered that the rear suspension and rear subframe were severely corroded with rust and I was told that the car is unsafe to drive. I had noticed as well that my brakes would not normally stop when I go to…”
filed Jun 24, 2026
“Parking lights stay on, change brake light switch but the hole that the switch goes in is not aligned with the brake stopper to turn off the stop brakes, therefore it remains on. Battery needs to be unplugged to keep from draining. The mechanism to stop the lights from remaining on is somehow…”
filed Aug 11, 2025
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU) may experience an electrical short, which can…Campaign 23V652000 · Sep 25, 2023
Service Brakes problems in other Sorento years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Sorento | 5 | 7% |
| 2024 Sorento | 4 | 11% |
| 2023 Sorento | 10 | 9% |
| 2022 Sorento | 17 | 9% |
| 2021 Sorento | 2 | 1% |
| 2020 Sorento | 5 | 4% |
| 2019 Sorento | 13 | 3% |
| 2018 Sorento | 7 | 3% |
| 2017 Sorento | 22 | 3% |
| 2016 Sorento | 23 | 2% |
| 2015 Sorento | 21 | 3% |
| 2014 Sorento | 43 | 4% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2012 Kia Sorento
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.