Fuel economy & running costsPlug-in hybrid
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2026 KiaSorento Plug-in Hybrid
Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD · All-Wheel Drive · 1.6 L 4-cyl turbo
33MPGcombined
33city
34highway
45 kWh/100 mienergy use
30 midriving range
A year of fuel$2,050
Charge at 240 V3.4 h
CO₂ from the tailpipe110 g/mi
Figures from the EPA label (fueleconomy.gov), the same as on the car's window sticker.
Against the 73 plug-in hybrids
Bars are scaled to the best in the list; the mark shows the list average. Lower is better for fuel cost; higher is better for the rest. All figures are the EPA's.
Safety ratings
Overall★★★★★
Frontal crash★★★★★
Side crash★★★★★
Rollover★★★★★
Recalls on record1
From NHTSA's 5-Star Safety Ratings for this model year (2026 KIA SORENTO HYBRID SUV HEV AWD).
Summary
2026 Kia Sorento Plug-in Hybrid by Kia. The figures below are from US EPA fueleconomy.gov, with the page each one came from.
Details
- Model year
- 2026fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
Efficiency
- Combined MPG
- 33fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
- City MPG
- 33fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
- Highway MPG
- 34fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
- Combined MPGe
- 74fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
- EPA range
- 30 mifueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
- Energy use
- 45 kWh/100 mifueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
Running cost
- Annual fuel cost
- $2,050fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
- CO₂ (tailpipe)
- 110 g/mifueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
Charging
- Charge time at 240 V
- 3.4 hfueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
Car
- Body
- SUVfueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
- EPA class
- Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WDfueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
- Drive
- All-Wheel Drivefueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
Powertrain
- Engine
- 1.6 L 4-cyl turbofueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
- Transmission
- Automatic (AM-S6)fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
- Fuel
- Gasolinefueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
More kia cars
See the listWhere it ranks on CarCody
- Kia Cars: Every Model and Year With MPG908 listed
- Most Fuel-Efficient SUVs in 2026#43 of 479
- Best Plug-In Hybrids in 2026#10 of 73
Sources
- fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/49766.shtml· checked 3 Oct 2026
- api.nhtsa.gov/SafetyRatings/VehicleId/21184· checked 3 Oct 2026