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Kia Sedona-top safety pick and most reliable mini
John Palmer, 10/15/2018
updated 05/21/2019
2017 Kia Sedona LX 4dr Minivan (3.3L 6cyl 6A)
12 of 14 people found this review helpful
Bought a 2017 Kia Sedona LX plus in October 2018. Best vehicle I ever owned !!! The Kia Sedona is rated the most reliable minivan since 2015 by Consumer reports. It's also a top safety pick according to IIHS. A real winner ! The Sedona looks like a giant SUV , drives like a car and you feel like you're sitting in a tall pickup truck. The driver sits very high in this vehicle. The gas mileage in a suburban area like the South Shore of Long Island is about 16 MPG. 16 MPG stopping at a light every 1/4 mile -1/2 mile and stop signs every other block. Alot of stop and go driving and the mileage isn't so good. Get on the highway and I got up to 29 mpg on trips to upstate NY. Very mountaneous in NY. Getting 29 mpg in a vehicle this size is amazing ! I traded in a 2016 Jeep Patriot and the Sedona gets about the same gas mileage. The Sedona can tow up to 3500 pounds and I got the Sedona to tow a 16 foot boat and a 25 hp motor and alot of fishing gear. I also got it for camping trips ( the only type of vehicle you can comfortably sleep in the back ) and to carry alot of hunting gear. Roll the seats up and it's the most comfortable vehicle on the road. this car is very comfortable on long rides . I have the apple carplay and android radio. It's about 7 inchs wide. Excellent radio . Make sure you check the safety ratings before you buy a van. The Dodge Caravan and Chrysler Town and country have poor frontal car protection ( small overlap test ) and are dangerous. Go to IIHS.com and see the difference between the Sedona and those vans. The Sedona is way more safe ! The Toyota Seinna got a marginal rating. The Sedona is a top safety pick. The Sedona is the most reliable mini van since 2015, the Chrysler Pacificia has average reliability. The seats fold very nice and out of the way and are very comfortable. I have leather seats and the workmanship is very good. High class mini van. No complaints. It's the ultimate SUV and way more versatile than a pickup truck. I'm single and I thought about buying a pickup truck . A pickup is good if you work on a farm, tow 10,000 pounds or you work in a trade, but I didn't need a pickup for the things I do. I wanna tow a boat, carry hunting and fishing gear and maybe sleep in the back on a solo trip to upstate NY . I bought a vehicle for my needs, not for my image. I got family to ferry around and only a minivan could do that. Today I picked up 5 apple trees about 10 feet tall and they all went inside . Incredible cargo capacity.The dashboard is well rounded and very attractive. The other vans look very odd inside. The Sedona looks like a car inside and everything is well laid out. Nothing clunky. It's great having the 8 passenger version with the center seat. I push it down to use the cup holders. I make hotdogs for my passengers in my portable oven and they sit and watch movies with the dvd players . It's like a jet plane. I'm buying vans for the rest of my life. Just love them! I'm from the baby boom generation ( late boomer ) when vans and station wagons were cool in the 1970's. I was in Boy Scouts in the 1970's and the whole troop would all get in a couple of vans ( Ford, Chevrolet) and 30 kids could fit inside with their camping gear and we'd drive to summer camp for 2 weeks. Those vans and conversion vans were great but they were too commercial looking and boxy. The mini van is way better looking and almost the same cargo. Consider buying a minivan on Carvana . Good prices and they give you a great trade in. No haggling if everything is truthful. Paid $20,300 for the LX with 32,000 miles. Bought Carvana care that will give me bumper to bumper coverage until 92,000 miles or 5 years. Cost $1900. I don't understand why people are complaining about the gas mileage in the Sedona ? Are you people driving like Goggles Pizzano ? I loaded up my 2017 Kia Sedona with 450 pounds of people, 20 gallons of gas and about 500 pounds of gear, food etc. I drove from Long Island to upstate NY thru the mountains and averaged about 27 mpg on the highway. It was 29.2 mpg on the mpg gauge for a good deal of the way before I got caught in weekend traffic closer to NYC on the way home. You take your foot off the gas pedal and it cuts off gas to the engine . Modern cars are designed that way now. A lot of coasting in the mountain areas. I think Toyota and the Chrysler Pacifica get the same gas mileage as the Sedona does on the highway. I'm easily getting 28 mpg on the highway and it's the Pacifica's top figure.
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Great car!
Jacqueline, 06/04/2020
2019 Kia Sedona SX 4dr Minivan (3.3L 6cyl 8A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
The interior is sharp and comfy and the exterior is less of a van appearance and closer resembles a cross over. You step on the gas and it goes! My only disappointment is that Kia is slow to create a vehicle with remote start which the competition has at similar trim levels. The trunk space is fantastic just wish it has stow and go seating option. I like the option for an 8th passenger.
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Give it a try
Travis, 02/21/2021
2017 Kia Sedona LX 4dr Minivan (3.3L 6cyl 6A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
Bought used. 40k so far. Pros - Comfortable, confident ride - Good performance for a van. Easily tows our pop-up. - Versatile and spacious - Reliable. Zero mechanical issues. - Decent gas mileage. 18-20 city and 25-27 highway. - Android Auto and Apple Carplay Cons - I understand they've added these features in later years, but the Sedina should have blind spot detection and even forward collision detection standard. - The USB ports are low wattage. Phones barely charge. - I'm concerned about how well the body will hold up. The paint chips easily and we somehow ripped the upholstery (although that could be a simple case of abuse by my kids). Overall I'm very satisfied with this van especially when confusing the value. Kia's depreciate quickly when bought new so this van was very affordable when purchased used. We test drove a Caravan and Sienna. My wife and I both agree that the Sedona design and layout is better.
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Nice van, but wouldn't buy it again!
Lindsay, 12/16/2018
2017 Kia Sedona SX 4dr Minivan (3.3L 6cyl 6A)
8 of 10 people found this review helpful
We've now had our 2017 Sedona for right at almost a year, and we've put about 12,000 miles on it. This is our third Sedona, and we've had other vehicles in between. We liked the first two, but they were both the older body style and I never was completely crazy about it. When this new style came out, I opted to lease a Toyota Sienna at the time, and when I turned that in, we bought this Sedona. We really like the body style, but it's hard to love overall after driving the Sienna for three years. There were a few reasons we went back to Kia after that lease and I'll discuss those shortly. Value: This is a main reason we went with the Sedona. With a couple thousand negative equity in our trade for it, we got out the door for less than $37000 including all taxes, fees and negative equity due to purchasing a year end model. So...we saved about $6000 by going for the 2017 in the beginning of 2018. Compared to the Sienna and other van models, the price was several thousand lower. One HUGE complaint I have with the Sedona is gas mileage. No matter how easy I drive it, I can't get more than 16 around town and 20 on the highway. This to me is unacceptable for a mini van. If I had it to do over, I wouldn't buy it just to save a couple thousand on purchase price. Over time, I definitely pay more for gas. Performance: Overall, not great. It's sluggish upon acceleration. The computer system is glitchy. The CD track will change randomly, the touchscreen is slow to respond, and the technology system just does what it wants. And of course, that system is only warrantied for three years. I just deal with it because I won't be keeping it past that anyway, and I know the service department "won't find anything" anyway. It's just a waste of my time. Comparing to the Sienna, NO CONTEST. The Sienna had wonderful acceleration, the entertainment system was fast, and I never had a problem with any random switches. Reliability: We haven't been stranded yet, but I will say the exhaust is a bit concerning. The smell of gas is so strong when it's running and the exhaust is always thick....even when it's hot outside. Time will tell on that, but I will be mentioning this at my oil change tomorrow. Styling: This is the best part of this van. The interior and exterior looks great. However, comparing again to the Toyota Sienna (only because it was our last vehicle), this Sedona has way less leg room in the back and the cargo room behind the third row is significantly less. One of the reasons we did choose the Sedona this time around was because the second row seats fold straight up to the front row so you have much more cargo room if you're carrying something large. With the Sienna, the second row seats had to be completely removed, and it was no easy task. Quality: It's just typical. Cars are overall being made with cheaper materials. Doesn't matter if it's a Kia or a Toyota. Comfort: It seems to be pretty comfortable for everyday commuting. We will be going on a road trip soon, so we'll see how it is for longer rides. I do dread the packing room shortage as we'll have to buy the cross bars for the roof rails to be able to take what we need. As you can probably see, we would not buy this again. Of the two vans we compared, the Sienna outshines the Sedona for miles even with the second row inconvenience.
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Air conditioner controls get burn.
Luis Berrios , 10/24/2021
updated 04/25/2023
2017 Kia Sedona LX 4dr Minivan (3.3L 6cyl 6A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Air conditioner controls had to be remplaces 3 times yet no recalls it get burn if you use 3 or 4 speed in front air conditioner settings plus the plug and cables, Puerto Rico heat. Guarantee only cover the first repair, second and third time out of pocket $1,650.00 for the 2 repairs, I will never buy another Kia in my life.