Used 2012 Kia Sorento EX SUV Review
Consumer reviews
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Great value, overacheving car
pmfarmer, Mount Joy, PA, 04/24/2012
2012 Kia Sorento EX 4dr SUV AWD (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
Purchased a 2012 Kia Sorento. I couldnt be happier with the purchase. I currently have 8,000 miles on it. Drives great in any weather, has all the extras(heated seats, auto dimming mirror, back up camera) without paying the luxury car prices. Dont waste your time with the 4-cylinder. I have the v6 AWD, it has excellent power when you need it, even when weighed down with luggage ect, … for a week long trip for 4 adults. I have expierienced 23-24 mpg for the city and 25-26 mpg on the highway. Our times at the kia service center for oil changes has been great. Ive had great luck with asian vehicles and the 2012 kia sorento has only set my standards higher.
Fun to drive
dagreene57, Bridgeton, MO, 11/12/2012
2012 Kia Sorento EX 4dr SUV AWD (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
Have an EX with the V6.
Fun to drive, but definitely have the throttle lag mentioned in other posts.
Weirdest thing was a week or two ago started to get a'pulsation/vibration' under acceleration.
Took it to the dealer and they found a snap-ring on the left-front had 'slipped' and was allowing the front axle-shaft to move around.
They put on a new one and found that the 'correct' part was … undersized.
They found a correctly sized part and no more problems.
The service manager said this was the 3rd one he had seen.
This was at about 15K miles.
Other than that, a blast to drive, handles great, good power.
2012 Kia Sorento EX AWD
Dennis, Valatie, NY, 10/17/2018
2012 Kia Sorento EX 4dr SUV AWD (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
Great car but 3rd row is awful. A full size person cannot fit facing forward. There are no connections in the 3rd row for a child’s car seat
Edmunds Summary Review of the 2012 Kia Sorento EX SUV
Pros & Cons
- Pro:Plentiful standard features
- Pro:decent-size third-row seat, sporty handling
- Pro:optional fuel-efficient four-cylinder
- Pro:optional punchy V6
- Pro:long warranty.
- Con:Suspension tuning is a bit too firm
- Con:five-passenger model lacks a sliding second-row seat.
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