The Lemon Index$700 middle bill · most between $425 and $1,100
Higher than the $590 middle bill owners of all 74 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 65,000 miles (7 reports).
Kia Sorento owners reported paying a median of $700 for a airbag module and clock spring replacement, with the middle half of bills between $425 and $1,100. That's from 10 owner reports (9 complaints to NHTSA and 1 YouTube video). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $50030%
- $500–$1,00040%
- $1,000–$2,50030%
- $2,500–$5,0000%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 10 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2009 Kia Sorento1too few for a middle
- 2011 Kia Sorento6$1,000 middle bill
- 2012 Kia Sorento2too few for a middle
- 2011–2015 Kia Sorento (YouTube)1too few for a middle
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
Engines in these years
Engines with a page of their own that this model was sold with in the years above. Owners don't always say which engine they had.
Keep going
- Kia Sorento reliability by year
- Airbag module and clock spring replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Kia Sorento owners reported
Engine replacement (98) · Fuel pump replacement (7) · Brake repair (6) · Transmission replacement (6) · Fuel injector replacement (5)
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 11466556, 11131106, 11118928, 11096349, 11056110, 11053595, 10785415, 10730156, 10650406.
Said out loud on YouTube: $340 ▶
Quick answers
How much does airbag module and clock spring replacement cost on a Kia Sorento?
Kia Sorento owners reported a median of $700, and the middle half paid $425 to $1,100, from 10 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Kia Sorento airbag module and clock spring replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Kia Sorento middle bill of $700 is higher than the $590 owners of all 74 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Kia Sorento repair costs come from?
From 9 complaints to NHTSA and 1 YouTube video: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.