2011-2015 Kia Sorento MPG & Fuel Cost

EPA rates the 2011-2015 Kia Sorento at 20–24 MPG combined across 28 configurations and 5 model years. The most efficient version, the 2013 Sorento 2.4L 4-cyl FWD, is rated 24 MPG (21 city, 30 highway).

The Sorento 2.4L 4-cyl FWD reached the generation's best combined rating, 24 MPG, in 2011, 2012 and 2013. The lowest top rating, 22 MPG, was in 2014.

Yes. Ratings changed in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015.

The previous generation (2003-2009 Kia Sorento) is rated 15–18 MPG combined and costs $3,630–$4,360 a year to fuel; the 2011-2015 model is rated 20–24 MPG and costs $2,720–$3,300 a year.

Driving 15,000 miles a year at regular gasoline $4.36/gal (U.S. average, Sep 2026), the Sorento 2.4L 4-cyl FWD costs about $2,900 a year. Across all 4 configurations the cost runs $2,900–$3,300 a year. That is a $400 difference between the cheapest and the costliest configuration.

About $19.33 per 100 miles for the Sorento 2.4L 4-cyl FWD at regular gasoline $4.36/gal (U.S. average, Sep 2026), and between $19.33 and $22.00 across all configurations. That is the annual cost over 15,000 miles divided by 150.

The Sorento 2.4L 4-cyl FWD is rated 20 city and 27 highway MPG, so it is more efficient on the highway, by 7 MPG.

The Sorento 2.4L 4-cyl FWD costs about $2,900 a year to fuel, $90 less than the class median of $2,990, and less than 5 of 10 small SUV configurations. The comparison covers all 188 rated small SUV configurations for MY2015, not weighted by sales.

The most efficient configuration moves from 22 to 23 MPG, up 1. Its annual cost goes from $2,940 to $2,900, $40 less. EPA lists 4 configurations for 2015 against 5 configurations for 2014. See the 2014 Kia Sorento for that year.