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Kia Sorento Crash Safety Rating Overview

Refer to the chart below to compare NHTSA overall crash safety ratings for tested model years of the Sorento below. 

Model YearSorento ModelNHTSA Overall Rating
2018Sorento SUV AWD5 star
2018Sorento SUV FWD5 star
2019Sorento SUV AWD5 star
2019Sorento SUV FWD5 star
2020Sorento SUV AWD5 star
2020Sorento SUV FWD5 star
2021Sorento SUV FWD Later Release4 star
2021Sorento SUV AWD Later Release4 star
2021Sorento SUV AWD Early Release4 star
2021Sorento SUV FWD Early Release4 star
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2021 Kia Sorento SUV AWD Later Release Safety Rating

NHTSA 5-Star Crash Safety Rating

Overall Rating4/5
Front Crash Rating4/5
Side Crash Rating5/5
Rollover Rating4/5
Forward Collision WarningStandard
Lane Departure WarningStandard
Electronic Stability ControlStandard

2021 Kia Sorento SUV FWD Later Release Safety Rating

NHTSA 5-Star Crash Safety Rating

Overall Rating4/5
Front Crash Rating4/5
Side Crash Rating5/5
Rollover Rating4/5
Forward Collision WarningStandard
Lane Departure WarningStandard
Electronic Stability ControlStandard

2021 Kia Sorento SUV AWD Early Release Safety Rating

NHTSA 5-Star Crash Safety Rating

Overall Rating4/5
Front Crash Rating4/5
Side Crash Rating5/5
Rollover Rating4/5
Forward Collision WarningStandard
Lane Departure WarningStandard
Electronic Stability ControlStandard

2021 Kia Sorento SUV FWD Early Release Safety Rating

NHTSA 5-Star Crash Safety Rating

Overall Rating4/5
Front Crash Rating4/5
Side Crash Rating5/5
Rollover Rating4/5
Forward Collision WarningStandard
Lane Departure WarningStandard
Electronic Stability ControlStandard

2020 Kia Sorento SUV AWD Safety Rating

NHTSA 5-Star Crash Safety Rating

Overall Rating5/5
Front Crash Rating5/5
Side Crash Rating5/5
Rollover Rating4/5
Forward Collision WarningOptional
Lane Departure WarningOptional
Electronic Stability ControlStandard

2020 Kia Sorento SUV FWD Safety Rating

NHTSA 5-Star Crash Safety Rating

Overall Rating5/5
Front Crash Rating5/5
Side Crash Rating5/5
Rollover Rating4/5
Forward Collision WarningOptional
Lane Departure WarningOptional
Electronic Stability ControlStandard

2019 Kia Sorento SUV AWD Safety Rating

NHTSA 5-Star Crash Safety Rating

Overall Rating5/5
Front Crash Rating5/5
Side Crash Rating5/5
Rollover Rating4/5
Forward Collision WarningOptional
Lane Departure WarningOptional
Electronic Stability ControlStandard

2019 Kia Sorento SUV FWD Safety Rating

NHTSA 5-Star Crash Safety Rating

Overall Rating5/5
Front Crash Rating5/5
Side Crash Rating5/5
Rollover Rating4/5
Forward Collision WarningOptional
Lane Departure WarningOptional
Electronic Stability ControlStandard

2018 Kia Sorento SUV AWD Safety Rating

NHTSA 5-Star Crash Safety Rating

Overall Rating5/5
Front Crash Rating5/5
Side Crash Rating5/5
Rollover Rating4/5
Forward Collision WarningOptional
Lane Departure WarningOptional
Electronic Stability ControlStandard

2018 Kia Sorento SUV FWD Safety Rating

NHTSA 5-Star Crash Safety Rating

Overall Rating5/5
Front Crash Rating5/5
Side Crash Rating5/5
Rollover Rating4/5
Forward Collision WarningOptional
Lane Departure WarningOptional
Electronic Stability ControlStandard

What does a Kia 5-star safety rating mean?

For the NHTSA crash safety tests, a 5-star scale is used to evaluate a vehicle’s performance. 

The more stars in a particular category, the better the Kia model performed and the safer it is. 

The IIHS vehicle safety program awards Top Safety picks with a rating criteria of Good to Poor. 

You can learn more about crash safety ratings here: Guide to Vehicle Crash Test Safety Ratings

More Free Resources to Find the Right Kia For You

If you’re researching the Sorento, VINvaquero.com has plenty of resources to help you.

You can use the VINvaquero.com Kia recalls lookup for more information on any recalls that were detected in the database. 

You can also find a car’s safety ratings on the window sticker at the dealership. 

Need more information about the Kia you’re interested in? Use our other free tools like the License Plate Lookup or Kia VIN Decoder to uncover more details about the car. 

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