The Lemon Index$9,900 middle bill · most between $8,500 and $10,800
Higher than the $8,000 middle bill owners of all 168 models reported.
2002–2018 Kia Sedona
Kia Sedona owners reported paying a median of $9,900 for a engine replacement, with the middle half of bills between $8,500 and $10,800. That's from 16 owner reports (16 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,0000%
- $1,000–$2,5000%
- $2,500–$5,0006%
- $5,000 and up94%
Share of the 16 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2002 Kia Sedona1too few for a middle
- 2012 Kia Sedona2too few for a middle
- 2015 Kia Sedona4$9,000 middle bill
- 2016 Kia Sedona5$10,000 middle bill
- 2017 Kia Sedona3$10,000 middle bill
- 2018 Kia Sedona1too 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.
How often owners report the failure
- 2016 Kia Sedona62 complaints name it21% of that year's complaints
- 2017 Kia Sedona20 complaints name it15% of that year's complaints
- 2015 Kia Sedona17 complaints name it12% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a engine failure. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
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 Sedona reliability by year
- Engine replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
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): 11757573, 11733864, 11729090, 11713242, 11690423, 11687226, 11675598, 11580407, 11573933, 11569798, 11541756, 11540827 and more.
Quick answers
How much does engine replacement cost on a Kia Sedona?
Kia Sedona owners reported a median of $9,900, and the middle half paid $8,500 to $10,800, from 16 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Kia Sedona engine replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Kia Sedona middle bill of $9,900 is higher than the $8,000 owners of all 168 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Kia Sedona repair costs come from?
From 16 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Which Kia Sedona years report this failure most?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2016 (62), 2017 (20), 2015 (17) Kia Sedona named it most. Raw counts, not a failure rate.
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.