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Kia Sorento running costs

Every Sorento EPA record from 2003 to 2026, with measured energy cost at 12,000 mi/year, 55% city, dated national prices. Open any configuration to edit every assumption.

$80$150$230$3002003: $263.57–$281.99/mo at default assumptions20032004: $263.57/mo at default assumptions2005: $247.44–$275.96/mo at default assumptions2006: $247.44–$275.96/mo at default assumptions20062007: $224.80–$242.58/mo at default assumptions2008: $224.80–$242.58/mo at default assumptions2009: $224.80–$242.58/mo at default assumptions20092011: $173.27–$202.15/mo at default assumptions2012: $168.88–$202.15/mo at default assumptions2013: $168.88–$202.15/mo at default assumptions20132014: $183.71–$205.50/mo at default assumptions2015: $181.08–$205.50/mo at default assumptions2016: $173.27–$212.86/mo at default assumptions20162017: $173.27–$212.86/mo at default assumptions2018: $173.27–$212.86/mo at default assumptions2019: $166.12–$195.56/mo at default assumptions20192020: $166.12–$202.15/mo at default assumptions2021: $110.53–$173.27/mo at default assumptions2022: $94.33–$171.84/mo at default assumptions20222023: $94.33–$171.84/mo at default assumptions2024: $94.33–$181.08/mo at default assumptions2025: $99.30–$181.08/mo at default assumptions20252026: $99.30–$181.08/mo at default assumptions
Monthly energy cost range across configurations per model year — 12,000 mi/year, 55% city, dated national prices. Full data in the table below.

2026

ConfigurationPowertrainPer monthPer mile
Sorento Hybrid FWD1.6L 4-cyl · 6-speed automated manual · FWDHybrid$112.2011.2¢/mi
Sorento FWD2.5L 4-cyl · 8-speed automatic with select shift · FWDGasoline$157.5615.8¢/mi
Sorento FWD2.5L 4-cyl · 8-speed automated manual · FWDGasoline$176.3717.6¢/mi
Sorento Hybrid AWD1.6L 4-cyl · 6-speed automated manual · AWDHybrid$123.1812.3¢/mi
Sorento AWD2.5L 4-cyl · 8-speed automatic with select shift · AWDGasoline$163.9416.4¢/mi
Sorento AWD2.5L 4-cyl · 8-speed automated manual · AWDGasoline$181.0818.1¢/mi
Sorento Plug-in Hybrid1.6L 4-cyl · 6-speed automated manual · AWDPlug-in hybrid$99.309.9¢/mi

2025

ConfigurationPowertrainPer monthPer mile
Sorento Hybrid FWD1.6L 4-cyl · 6-speed automated manual · FWDHybrid$113.8911.4¢/mi
Sorento Hybrid AWD1.6L 4-cyl · 6-speed automated manual · AWDHybrid$120.5912.1¢/mi
Sorento FWD2.5L 4-cyl · 8-speed automatic with select shift · FWDGasoline$157.5615.8¢/mi
Sorento FWD2.5L 4-cyl · 8-speed automated manual · FWDGasoline$176.3717.6¢/mi
Sorento AWD2.5L 4-cyl · 8-speed automatic with select shift · AWDGasoline$163.9416.4¢/mi
Sorento AWD2.5L 4-cyl · 8-speed automated manual · AWDGasoline$181.0818.1¢/mi
Sorento Plug-in Hybrid1.6L 4-cyl · 6-speed automated manual · AWDPlug-in hybrid$99.309.9¢/mi

2024

ConfigurationPowertrainPer monthPer mile
Sorento Hybrid FWD1.6L 4-cyl · 6-speed automated manual · FWDHybrid$110.5311.1¢/mi
Sorento Hybrid AWD1.6L 4-cyl · 6-speed automated manual · AWDHybrid$118.5511.9¢/mi
Sorento Plug-in Hybrid1.6L 4-cyl · 6-speed automated manual · AWDPlug-in hybrid$94.339.4¢/mi
Sorento FWD2.5L 4-cyl · 8-speed automatic with select shift · FWDGasoline$157.5615.8¢/mi
Sorento FWD2.5L 4-cyl · 8-speed automated manual · FWDGasoline$176.3717.6¢/mi
Sorento AWD2.5L 4-cyl · 8-speed automatic with select shift · AWDGasoline$163.9416.4¢/mi
Sorento AWD2.5L 4-cyl · 8-speed automated manual · AWDGasoline$181.0818.1¢/mi

2023

ConfigurationPowertrainPer monthPer mile
Sorento Hybrid FWD1.6L 4-cyl · 6-speed automated manual · FWDHybrid$110.5311.1¢/mi
Sorento Hybrid AWD1.6L 4-cyl · 6-speed automated manual · AWDHybrid$118.5511.9¢/mi
Sorento FWD2.5L 4-cyl · 8-speed automatic with select shift · FWDGasoline$157.5815.8¢/mi
Sorento FWD2.5L 4-cyl · 8-speed automated manual · FWDGasoline$166.1216.6¢/mi
Sorento AWD2.5L 4-cyl · 8-speed automatic with select shift · AWDGasoline$171.8417.2¢/mi
Sorento AWD2.5L 4-cyl · 8-speed automated manual · AWDGasoline$170.8317.1¢/mi
Sorento Plug-in Hybrid1.6L 4-cyl · 6-speed automated manual · AWDPlug-in hybrid$94.339.4¢/mi

2022

ConfigurationPowertrainPer monthPer mile
Sorento Hybrid FWD1.6L 4-cyl · 6-speed automated manual · FWDHybrid$110.5311.1¢/mi
Sorento FWD2.5L 4-cyl · 8-speed automatic with select shift · FWDGasoline$157.5815.8¢/mi
Sorento FWD2.5L 4-cyl · 8-speed automated manual · FWDGasoline$166.1216.6¢/mi
Sorento AWD2.5L 4-cyl · 8-speed automatic with select shift · AWDGasoline$171.8417.2¢/mi
Sorento AWD2.5L 4-cyl · 8-speed automated manual · AWDGasoline$170.8317.1¢/mi
Sorento Plug-in Hybrid1.6L 4-cyl · 6-speed automated manual · AWDPlug-in hybrid$94.339.4¢/mi
Sorento Hybrid AWD1.6L 4-cyl · 6-speed automated manual · AWDHybrid$118.5511.9¢/mi
Older model years (2003–2021)

2021

ConfigurationPowertrainPer monthPer mile
Sorento Hybrid1.6L 4-cyl · 6-speed automated manual · FWDHybrid$110.5311.1¢/mi
Sorento FWD2.5L 4-cyl · 8-speed automatic with select shift · FWDGasoline$157.5815.8¢/mi
Sorento FWD2.5L 4-cyl · 8-speed automated manual · FWDGasoline$166.1216.6¢/mi
Sorento AWD2.5L 4-cyl · 8-speed automatic with select shift · AWDGasoline$171.8417.2¢/mi
Sorento AWD2.5L 4-cyl · 8-speed automated manual · AWDGasoline$173.2717.3¢/mi

2020

ConfigurationPowertrainPer monthPer mile
Sorento FWD2.4L 4-cyl · 6-speed automatic with select shift · FWDGasoline$166.1216.6¢/mi
Sorento FWD3.3L 6-cyl · 8-speed automatic with select shift · FWDGasoline$189.6519.0¢/mi
Sorento AWD2.4L 4-cyl · 6-speed automatic with select shift · AWDGasoline$178.3417.8¢/mi
Sorento AWD3.3L 6-cyl · 8-speed automatic with select shift · AWDGasoline$202.1520.2¢/mi

2019

ConfigurationPowertrainPer monthPer mile
Sorento FWD2.4L 4-cyl · 6-speed automatic with select shift · FWDGasoline$166.1216.6¢/mi
Sorento FWD3.3L 6-cyl · 8-speed automatic with select shift · FWDGasoline$189.6519.0¢/mi
Sorento AWD2.4L 4-cyl · 6-speed automatic with select shift · AWDGasoline$178.3417.8¢/mi
Sorento AWD3.3L 6-cyl · 8-speed automatic with select shift · AWDGasoline$195.5619.6¢/mi

2018

ConfigurationPowertrainPer monthPer mile
Sorento FWD2.4L 4-cyl · 6-speed automatic with select shift · FWDGasoline$173.2717.3¢/mi
Sorento AWD2.4L 4-cyl · 6-speed automatic with select shift · AWDGasoline$181.1818.1¢/mi
Sorento FWD2.0L 4-cyl · 6-speed automatic with select shift · FWDGasoline$181.0818.1¢/mi
Sorento AWD2.0L 4-cyl · 6-speed automatic with select shift · AWDGasoline$192.4819.2¢/mi
Sorento FWD3.3L 6-cyl · 6-speed automatic with select shift · FWDGasoline$199.0819.9¢/mi
Sorento FE AWD3.3L 6-cyl · 6-speed automatic with select shift · AWDGasoline$199.0819.9¢/mi
Sorento AWD3.3L 6-cyl · 6-speed automatic with select shift · AWDGasoline$212.8621.3¢/mi

2017

ConfigurationPowertrainPer monthPer mile
Sorento FWD2.0L 4-cyl · 6-speed automatic with select shift · FWDGasoline$181.0818.1¢/mi
Sorento FWD2.4L 4-cyl · 6-speed automatic with select shift · FWDGasoline$173.2717.3¢/mi
Sorento FWD3.3L 6-cyl · 6-speed automatic with select shift · FWDGasoline$199.0819.9¢/mi
Sorento AWD2.0L 4-cyl · 6-speed automatic with select shift · AWDGasoline$192.4819.2¢/mi
Sorento AWD2.4L 4-cyl · 6-speed automatic with select shift · AWDGasoline$181.1818.1¢/mi
Sorento AWD3.3L 6-cyl · 6-speed automatic with select shift · AWDGasoline$212.8621.3¢/mi
Sorento FE AWD3.3L 6-cyl · 6-speed automatic with select shift · AWDGasoline$199.0819.9¢/mi

2016

ConfigurationPowertrainPer monthPer mile
Sorento FE AWD3.3L 6-cyl · 6-speed automatic with select shift · AWDGasoline$199.0819.9¢/mi
Sorento FWD2.0L 4-cyl · 6-speed automatic with select shift · FWDGasoline$181.0818.1¢/mi
Sorento FWD2.4L 4-cyl · 6-speed automatic with select shift · FWDGasoline$173.2717.3¢/mi
Sorento FWD3.3L 6-cyl · 6-speed automatic with select shift · FWDGasoline$199.0819.9¢/mi
Sorento AWD2.0L 4-cyl · 6-speed automatic with select shift · AWDGasoline$192.4819.2¢/mi
Sorento AWD2.4L 4-cyl · 6-speed automatic with select shift · AWDGasoline$181.1818.1¢/mi
Sorento AWD3.3L 6-cyl · 6-speed automatic with select shift · AWDGasoline$212.8621.3¢/mi

2015

ConfigurationPowertrainPer monthPer mile
Sorento FWD3.3L 6-cyl · 6-speed automatic · FWDGasoline$199.0819.9¢/mi
Sorento AWD2.4L 4-cyl · 6-speed automatic · AWDGasoline$192.4819.2¢/mi
Sorento AWD3.3L 6-cyl · 6-speed automatic · AWDGasoline$205.5020.5¢/mi
Sorento FWD2.4L 4-cyl · 6-speed automatic · FWDGasoline$181.0818.1¢/mi

2014

ConfigurationPowertrainPer monthPer mile
Sorento 2WD2.4L 4-cyl · 6-speed automatic · FWDGasoline$183.7118.4¢/mi
Sorento 2WD2.4L 4-cyl · 6-speed manual · FWDGasoline$187.0218.7¢/mi
Sorento 2WD3.3L 6-cyl · 6-speed automatic · FWDGasoline$199.0819.9¢/mi
Sorento 4WD2.4L 4-cyl · 6-speed automatic · 4WDGasoline$195.5619.6¢/mi
Sorento 4WD3.3L 6-cyl · 6-speed automatic · 4WDGasoline$205.5020.5¢/mi

2013

ConfigurationPowertrainPer monthPer mile
Sorento 2WD2.4L 4-cyl · 6-speed automatic · FWDGasoline$168.8816.9¢/mi
Sorento 2WD2.4L 4-cyl · 6-speed automatic · FWDGasoline$173.2717.3¢/mi
Sorento 2WD2.4L 4-cyl · 6-speed manual · FWDGasoline$183.7118.4¢/mi
Sorento 2WD3.5L 6-cyl · 6-speed automatic · FWDGasoline$186.5518.7¢/mi
Sorento 4WD2.4L 4-cyl · 6-speed automatic · 4WDGasoline$183.7118.4¢/mi
Sorento 4WD2.4L 4-cyl · 6-speed automatic · 4WDGasoline$178.3417.8¢/mi
Sorento 4WD3.5L 6-cyl · 6-speed automatic · 4WDGasoline$202.1520.2¢/mi

2012

ConfigurationPowertrainPer monthPer mile
Sorento 2WD2.4L 4-cyl · 6-speed automatic · FWDGasoline$168.8816.9¢/mi
Sorento 2WD2.4L 4-cyl · 6-speed automatic · FWDGasoline$173.2717.3¢/mi
Sorento 2WD2.4L 4-cyl · 6-speed manual · FWDGasoline$183.7118.4¢/mi
Sorento 2WD3.5L 6-cyl · 6-speed automatic · FWDGasoline$186.5518.7¢/mi
Sorento 4WD2.4L 4-cyl · 6-speed automatic · 4WDGasoline$183.7118.4¢/mi
Sorento 4WD2.4L 4-cyl · 6-speed automatic · 4WDGasoline$178.3417.8¢/mi
Sorento 4WD3.5L 6-cyl · 6-speed automatic · 4WDGasoline$202.1520.2¢/mi

2011

ConfigurationPowertrainPer monthPer mile
Sorento 2WD2.4L 4-cyl · 6-speed automatic · FWDGasoline$173.2717.3¢/mi
Sorento 2WD2.4L 4-cyl · 6-speed manual · FWDGasoline$183.7118.4¢/mi
Sorento 2WD3.5L 6-cyl · 6-speed automatic · FWDGasoline$186.5518.7¢/mi
Sorento 4WD2.4L 4-cyl · 6-speed automatic · 4WDGasoline$178.3417.8¢/mi
Sorento 4WD3.5L 6-cyl · 6-speed automatic · 4WDGasoline$202.1520.2¢/mi

2009

ConfigurationPowertrainPer monthPer mile
Sorento 2WD3.8L 6-cyl · 5-speed automatic · RWDGasoline$238.1923.8¢/mi
Sorento 2WD3.3L 6-cyl · 5-speed automatic · RWDGasoline$224.8022.5¢/mi
Sorento 4WD3.3L 6-cyl · 5-speed automatic · 4WD/AWDGasoline$234.2023.4¢/mi
Sorento 4WD3.8L 6-cyl · 5-speed automatic · 4WD/AWDGasoline$242.5824.3¢/mi

2008

ConfigurationPowertrainPer monthPer mile
Sorento 2WD3.3L 6-cyl · 5-speed automatic · RWDGasoline$224.8022.5¢/mi
Sorento 2WD3.8L 6-cyl · 5-speed automatic · RWDGasoline$238.1923.8¢/mi
Sorento 4WD3.3L 6-cyl · 5-speed automatic · 4WD/AWDGasoline$234.2023.4¢/mi
Sorento 4WD3.8L 6-cyl · 5-speed automatic · 4WD/AWDGasoline$242.5824.3¢/mi

2007

ConfigurationPowertrainPer monthPer mile
Sorento 2WD3.8L 6-cyl · 5-speed automatic · RWDGasoline$238.1923.8¢/mi
Sorento 4WD3.8L 6-cyl · 5-speed automatic · 4WD/AWDGasoline$242.5824.3¢/mi
Sorento 2WD3.3L 6-cyl · 5-speed automatic · RWDGasoline$224.8022.5¢/mi
Sorento 4WD3.3L 6-cyl · 5-speed automatic · 4WD/AWDGasoline$234.2023.4¢/mi

2006

ConfigurationPowertrainPer monthPer mile
Sorento 2WD3.5L 6-cyl · 5-speed automatic · RWDGasoline$253.3225.3¢/mi
Sorento 2WD3.5L 6-cyl · 5-speed manual · RWDGasoline$247.4424.7¢/mi
Sorento 4WD3.5L 6-cyl · 5-speed automatic · 4WD/AWDGasoline$275.9627.6¢/mi
Sorento 4WD3.5L 6-cyl · 5-speed manual · 4WD/AWDGasoline$263.5726.4¢/mi

2005

ConfigurationPowertrainPer monthPer mile
Sorento 2WD3.5L 6-cyl · 5-speed automatic · RWDGasoline$253.3225.3¢/mi
Sorento 2WD3.5L 6-cyl · 5-speed manual · RWDGasoline$247.4424.7¢/mi
Sorento 4WD3.5L 6-cyl · 5-speed automatic · 4WD/AWDGasoline$275.9627.6¢/mi
Sorento 4WD3.5L 6-cyl · 5-speed manual · 4WD/AWDGasoline$263.5726.4¢/mi

2004

ConfigurationPowertrainPer monthPer mile
Sorento 2WD3.5L 6-cyl · 4-speed automatic · RWDGasoline$263.5726.4¢/mi
Sorento 2WD3.5L 6-cyl · 5-speed manual · RWDGasoline$263.5726.4¢/mi
Sorento 4WD3.5L 6-cyl · 4-speed automatic · 4WD/AWDGasoline$263.5726.4¢/mi
Sorento 4WD3.5L 6-cyl · 5-speed manual · 4WD/AWDGasoline$263.5726.4¢/mi

2003

ConfigurationPowertrainPer monthPer mile
Sorento 2WD3.5L 6-cyl · 4-speed automatic · RWDGasoline$263.5726.4¢/mi
Sorento 4WD3.5L 6-cyl · 4-speed automatic · 4WD/AWDGasoline$281.9928.2¢/mi

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