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L Greta, 09/13/2015
updated 09/15/2016
2012 Kia Sorento EX 4dr SUV AWD (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
Just as we're beginning to really appreciate this car, the rear door handle just falls off. Not such a big deal; however, the cost to repair it is high end, ie...better than $250.oo for plastic parts and labor. We've had this car better than a year with no problems other than weak battery and normal oil changes (normal maintenance). With a older model Optima 2010 with no problems, we're talking bout trading in the Sorento
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20,000 miles and loving it more
flyboy80, 01/04/2013
2012 Kia Sorento LX 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
5 of 7 people found this review helpful
Been trouble free, fun to drive, extremely agile in traffic. Meets or exceeds advertised performance numbers. Acceleration and braking awesome. Fuel mileage 30 to 35 MPG (Imperial) in county/town, and 35 to 40 on freeway at 62 to 65 mph, depending on wind. One day's travel actually 625 miles on tank (15 IMP). We know there have been economy problems with some models, but not this one. Ride is firm, but offset by great control in turns and winding roads. V6 is the way to go. Best we've owned.
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NOT Impressed
Agustin, 12/12/2016
2012 Kia Sorento EX 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
6 of 9 people found this review helpful
First time ever doing a review, just because I had a bad experience with the Sorento. I was happy at first on what seemed a very good deal. Leather seats plenty of comfort, small frugal engine, but the first thing to go out the window was the promised MPG, very low, way below the expected. The engine is too small for such a heavy vehicle and I am very conservative in my driving. I don't care at all for sports cars and to me a car is just a tool, like a screwdriver. So even for somebody with cero passion for horse power, torque and acceleration, this car seems way underpowered or something. IT feels heavy. We had several problems with the lights going on on the dashboard. Reliability was always a question mark. I was floored when my 4 year old girl got the handle of the read door in her small hand trying to open it? cheap plastic broke. bad design and bad quality together is a recipe for disaster. First and Last KIA car for me and my family.
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Best Value for the Money
jcarson001, 04/15/2012
2012 Kia Sorento EX 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
We have owned our Kia Sorento for 3 months now. It has exceeded all of our expectations. The car has been flawless and the dealer support has been great. I would recommend this vehicle to anyone in the market for a cross over vehicle. The Sorento EX was almost $10,000 less than the comparable Honda Pilot and much more vehicle for the money than the Honda CRV.
Please avoid this car at all cost
Tom, 09/05/2019
2012 Kia Sorento EX 4dr SUV AWD (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
We purchased our Kia used over 3 years ago. We have had nothing but problems with it since a little over a month after we purchased it. We have spent a little over $3k in repairs since we have purchased it. The rear door handle has broken twice, ball bearings in the front tire have broken two times and had to be completely replaced. All of the light sensors on the dash come on for no reason. We have taken it to be repaired 3 times for this alone. Now we can tell there are starting to be engine problems. We kept up with normal maintenance and it doesn’t seem to make a difference. We have purchased several cars and have never had this many problems with a vehicle. Never purchasing a KIA again.
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