Vehicle

Kia Sorento

The three-row SUV; early generations body-on-frame, later ones car-based. Diesel versions carry the OM-pattern EGR and DPF traffic; the Theta-era petrol cautions apply to the recall years.

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Generations

BL 2002–2009

Body-on-frame with a low-range transfer case — the only Sorento built that way, and nothing from the later monocoque cars applies to its chassis.
- CRDi (badge, not an engine)
- D4CB (2.5 CRDi) 2.5 L
Body styles

SUV

Platform

Kia ladder frame
Engines
2.4 four-cylinder — petrol

3.5 V6 — petrol · 143 kW (192 hp) · 294 Nm (217 lb-ft) · Sigma

2.5 CRDi — D4CB · diesel · 103–125 kW (138–168 hp) · 314–392 Nm (232–289 lb-ft)

3.3 V6 — petrol

3.8 V6 — petrol
Transmissions

5-speed manual · 4-speed automatic · 5-speed automatic

Drivetrain

Rear-wheel drive · Part-time four-wheel drive with low range
XM 2009–2014

First unibody generation; Theta II petrol and R-series diesel.
Body styles

SUV

Platform

Hyundai XM
Engines
2.4 II — THETA · petrol · 128–141 kW (172–189 hp) · 225–242 Nm (166–178 lb-ft)

3.5 V6 — LAMBDA · petrol · 204 kW (274 hp) · 335 Nm (247 lb-ft)

2.0 CRDi — diesel · 110 kW (148 hp)

2.2 CRDi — diesel · 145–147 kW (194–197 hp) · 421–436 Nm (311–322 lb-ft)

3.3 V6 — petrol

2.7 V6 — petrol · 119 kW (160 hp) · 245 Nm (181 lb-ft)
Transmissions

6-speed manual · 6-speed automatic · 5-speed manual · 5-speed automatic

Drivetrain

Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
UM 2014–2020

Continued R diesel; Lambda V6 in North America.
Body styles

SUV

Platform

Hyundai UM
Engines
2.4 II GDi — THETA · petrol · 138–141 kW (185–189 hp) · 241 Nm (178 lb-ft)

2.0 turbo GDi — petrol · 177 kW (237 hp) · 352 Nm (260 lb-ft)

3.3 V6 — LAMBDA · petrol

2.2 CRDi — diesel · 145–148 kW (194–198 hp)

3.5 V6 — petrol

2.0 — diesel · 110–136 kW (148–182 hp)
Transmissions

6-speed manual · 6-speed automatic · 8-speed automatic

Drivetrain

Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
MQ4 2020–present

Smartstream era, hybrid and plug-in variants.
- CRDi (badge, not an engine)
- Lambda
- Dual-clutch (DCT / DSG) dual-clutch
Body styles

SUV

Platform

Hyundai N3
Engines
2.5 GDi — SMARTSTREAM · petrol · 143 kW (192 hp) · 246 Nm (181 lb-ft)

2.5 turbo GDi — petrol · 210 kW (282 hp) · 422 Nm (311 lb-ft)

1.6 turbo GDi hybrid — hybrid · 118–132 kW (158–177 hp) · 265 Nm (195 lb-ft)

1.6 turbo GDi — plug-in hybrid · 118–132 kW (158–177 hp) · 265 Nm (195 lb-ft)

2.2 CRDi — diesel · 142–148 kW (190–198 hp) · 440 Nm (325 lb-ft)
Transmissions

6-speed automatic · 8-speed automatic · 8-speed dual-clutch · 8-speed Smartstream DCT

Drivetrain

Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive

CAN data

Bus databases covering this vehicle, mirrored from the open-source opendbc project.

Hyundai/Kia CAN (2016–2022 CAN cars) · C-CAN

Service information

Kia Global Information System (KGIS) (external) — Workshop literature

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